avocado toast

noun

plural avocado toasts
: toast topped with sliced or mashed avocado
Sometimes called an avocado toast (and in the United States often associated with California), it's comfort food for any time of the day. You smash half a ripe avocado onto a thick piece of multigrain toast, season it with salt, pepper and chile flakes, then give it a splash of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Anything else is a flourish: dukkah (an Egyptian spice mix), toasted pumpkin seeds, a poached egg.Oliver Strand
Brunch dishes include avocado toast with pickled onion, soft egg, and pecan for $12 …Lia Picard

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Add a thin layer of hummus to your avocado toast for extra flavor, fiber, and protein. Aviv Joshua, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024 The baker, who was born in Korea but moved to the U.S. in early childhood, wants to extend her use of nostalgic Korean flavors by way of avocado toast with Out of Thin Air’s gochujang bread, or Korean porridge with a range of toppings. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 Vale offerings include acai bowls, poke bowls and avocado toast at the cold superfood station as well as build-your-own protein bowls and signature salads at the hot-food station. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024 One of mine loves to sit down and get the avocado toast. Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for avocado toast 

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1928, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of avocado toast was in 1928

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“Avocado toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avocado%20toast. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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