Treat your family or someone special to this charming Avocado Cheese Toast made on sourdough — a simple, showstopping option for breakfast, brunch, or a light lunch.
All you need is a heart-shaped cookie cutter (or a small round cutter), an avocado, fresh mozzarella, tomato, and cream cheese. Finish with flaky sea salt, fresh basil, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze for a beautiful, flavorful bite.
Recipe Tip
Use sourdough, rye, or regular toast. You can also use homemade focaccia or a favorite artisan loaf for different textures.
Serve this avocado toast any time of year to show you care. It’s especially lovely for a romantic Valentine’s Day breakfast, a Galentine’s brunch, or as a pretty appetizer for engagement parties.
Avocado Cheese Toast Ingredients
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- Sourdough: Toast for extra crispiness, pan-fry in butter for richness, or enjoy untoasted if preferred.
- Cream cheese: Provides a creamy, neutral base that keeps the toast from drying out and pairs well with avocado and tomato.
- Avocado: Hass avocados work best — choose fruit with a dark skin that yields slightly to gentle pressure and has no soft spots.
- Tomato: Use firm, large tomatoes (vine or beefsteak) for clean shapes; reserve any scraps for a salad or salsa.
- Mozzarella: Fresh mozzarella balls are ideal for a mild, tender cheese that cuts cleanly into shapes.
- Basil: Fresh basil adds a sweet, peppery finish; use leaves whole or torn for garnish.
How to Make Avocado Cheese Toast
- Prepare the avocado: Halve, peel, and thinly slice the avocado lengthwise. Gently flatten the slices so they’re easy to cut into shapes.
- Cut shapes: Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut hearts from the avocado, mozzarella, and tomato slices. A thin knife can help lift delicate avocado shapes.
- Assemble the toast: Slice the sourdough and spread cream cheese over each slice. Layer the avocado, mozzarella, and tomato hearts on top.
- Finish and serve: Season with flaky sea salt and freshly ground pepper, scatter basil leaves, and drizzle with balsamic glaze. Serve immediately.
Possible Variations
- Avocado: Skip the shapes and mash the avocado into guacamole with red onion, garlic, and lime juice.
- Tomato: Use grated tomatoes mixed with a garlic clove, or swap in cherry tomato halves. Add arugula or spinach for extra greens.
- Cream cheese: Substitute cottage cheese, a smear of pesto, or hummus for different flavor profiles.
- Mozzarella: Swap in a firmer cheese or aged variety if you prefer a more pronounced cheesy flavor.
- Herbs: Replace basil with chives, cilantro, parsley, or dill.
- Seasoning: Sea salt and pepper are essential. Try bagel seasoning, red pepper flakes, or a light drizzle of honey.
- Shapes: No cookie cutter? Use a small glass to cut rounds or simply arrange slices artistically — the taste will be just as delightful.
FAQs
Many people enjoy the creamy pairing of avocado with cream cheese and mozzarella; their mild flavors complement each other well.
Avocado toast works for breakfast, brunch, lunch, a snack, or a light dinner — it’s versatile and quick to prepare.
This toast is best enjoyed within an hour for optimal texture and freshness.
A light squeeze of lemon or lime juice over the avocado will help slow browning.
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Avocado Cheese Toast
Equipment
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medium heart cookie cutter (or small round cutter)
Ingredients
- 1 avocado
- 1 fresh mozzarella ball
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 slices sourdough bread
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- 12 fresh basil leaves
- sea salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze
Instructions
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Halve the avocado and remove the peel.
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Slice the avocado thinly lengthwise and flatten the slices gently with your fingers so they’ll cut cleanly.
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Use the heart cookie cutter to press out hearts from the avocado and mozzarella. A thin knife helps lift the avocado shapes.
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Trim the tomato skin side and use the cutter to create tomato hearts from the softer interior.
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Slice the bread and spread each slice with cream cheese.
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Arrange the tomato, mozzarella, and avocado hearts over the cream cheese.
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Finish with a drizzle of balsamic glaze, a sprinkle of sea salt and pepper, and fresh basil. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Carbohydrates: 51g,
Protein: 11g,
Fat: 22g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be used as an approximation.