Is your avocado toast bland and boring? This DIY avocado seasoning blend is the perfect mix of savory, zesty, and just the right touch of heat, all crafted specifically to level up your avocado toast game. Bye-bye, boring!
My avocado toast seasoning is perfect to have on hand for avocado toast, mashed avocado, and really anytime you have a perfectly ripe avocado that you want to make taste the absolute best. You can make a full batch if you frequently eat avocados, or make just a little to enjoy now. Ingredient amounts for a large and a small batch are below.
Below you’ll find a recipe for a full 1/2 cup (4 oz.) batch of avocado toast seasoning mix. In addition, in case you’re trying to make just enough for a couple avocados, we’ve also given a recipe below that makes the correct amount for using 2 avocados. We hope you find this helpful!
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How Should I Season Avocados?
This seasoning blend has a lot of the same ingredients as my homemade guacamole seasoning recipe, but adjusted to work great for avocado toast. It’s a little less Mexican or Southwestern in flavor profile, and is therefore a little more versatile.
Salt and Pepper: You definitely don’t want to skip the salt and in fact, I use some coarse kosher salt as well as sea salt. The finer salt mixes into the avocado completely while the coarse salt adds texture as well as flavor. I also include a little black pepper in addition to a pinch of red pepper flakes. You can leave out or add extra red pepper depending on your taste and preference for spices.
Garlic and Onion Powders: I love red onion slices on my avocado toast, and garlic with avocado is an amazing pairing, so both onion powder and garlic powder are a must in here.
Tomato Powder: This is an interesting ingredient worth trying. It’s made of 100% dried tomatoes that have been ground to a powder, so it tastes like sundried tomatoes. It adds great richness and tomato flavor. It’s bright and tangy with umami too. Note that I’ve listed it as optional because it isn’t sold at my grocery store and you’ll likely have to order it (find it on Amazon here). If you don’t want to use it or can’t find it, it’s completely fine to leave it out.
Ground Cumin: There’s a good amount of cumin in here, which not everyone loves. If you don’t usually enjoy the taste of cumin, you can reduce it or omit it here as well.
Dried Cilantro or Parsley: Cilantro is the classic herb for guacamole for good reason – it goes so well with avocado! So I like including some in this seasoning as well, but dried parsley is a good substitute.
Lime and Lemon Zest: This is in place of the citrus juice that you’d usually squeeze over an avocado. Note that because the lime and lemon zest isn’t fully dry, you’ll want to use your seasoning mixture up within a couple of weeks. If you want it to keep for longer, omit the citrus zest. To get some citrusy flavor in there though, you can substitute in some lemon pepper, ground coriander, or sumac, all of which have nice citrusy notes and can be stored for longer. Another alternative is a product like True Lime crystallized lime. Amounts for all these alternatives are given below.
Using Avocado Toast Seasoning
This mixture can be mixed with mashed avocados or sprinkled over sliced avocados for the best avocado toast ever. (I’m partial to my Avocado Tomato Toast recipe.) If you’re adding sliced or cubed avocado to your salad or tacos, you could even sprinkle a small amount on the ripe avocado there to really enhance and bring out the flavor.
For mashed avocados, I like to use use 1 and 1/2 to 2 teaspoons per avocado. But for sprinkling over sliced avocado, use one good pinch divided over 3-4 slices.
Making A Small Batch
The full recipe down below makes 1/2 cup of seasoning, enough for 16 avocados, which is great if you want to keep some on hand. But, if you’d just like to make a little bit to use now, you can use this small batch recipe:
| To Make 1 Tablespoon (3 teaspoons) of Avocado Toast Seasoning (perfect for 2 small avocados), Combine: |
| • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder • 1/2 tsp. onion powder • 1/2 tsp. tomato powder (optional) • 1/4 tsp. ground cumin • 1/4 tsp. dried cilantro or dried parsley • 1/4 tsp. fine sea salt • 1/4 tsp. coarse black pepper • 1/4 tsp. lemon or lime zest • A pinch red pepper flakes |
To Improve and Sprinkle in the Ingredients as you Go: Add an equal amount of kosher salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and tomato powder (if using) as the main ingredient. Then add half as much cumin, dried cilantro, fine sea salt, black pepper, and lime zest. Then just a touch of red pepper flakes.
Storing Avocado Toast Seasoning
If you’re just making a small amount to use right away, you won’t need to worry about this. But if you’re making the full recipe or even a double batch, here’s what to keep in mind.
The salt will draw the excess moisture out of the lime and lemon zest so that it can be stored. But it takes some time, so it’s best to leave the container of seasoning open for a day to let that moisture escape. Give it a shake occasionally to keep it from clumping up. Then, you can store in a cool, dry place away from sunlight for up to 2 weeks.
Zest Alternatives For Longer Shelf-Life
If you’d like to store the blend for longer than 2 weeks, omit the lime and lemon zest and use one of these alternatives: Lemon pepper, ground coriander, or sumac have nice citrus flavors and can be used instead. For the small batch above, you’d use 1/4 teaspoon of any of those three and for the larger batch below, use 1 teaspoon. Another alternative is a product like True Lime (crystallized lime). Use 1/16th of a teaspoon for the small batch (that’s 1/4 of a packet) or 1/2 teaspoon (two packets) for the larger batch below.
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Avocado Toast Seasoning Recipe
Makes 1/2 cup, enough for 16 avocados. For best results, add 1 tablespoon of seasoning per 2 avocados (or about 1 and 1/2 teaspoons for every 1 avocado). Mix your amount of seasoning with the mashed avocados, then allow to rest for 5 minutes so that the dried cilantro can hydrate and the flavors can blend. Stir then dollop onto toast. Alternatively, arrange 3-4 slices of avocado onto a slice of toast and then sprinkle with one good pinch of the seasoning blend. Spritz lightly with lemon or lime juice and let sit for a few minutes to hydrate the seasonings.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: About 4 oz. (1/2 cup) 1x
- Category: Spice Blend
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. coarse kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp. garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp. onion powder
- 1 Tbsp. tomato powder (optional)
- 2 tsp. ground cumin
- 2 tsp. dried cilantro or dried parsley
- 2 tsp. fine sea salt
- 2 tsp. coarse black pepper
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 lime, zested*
- 1 lemon, zested*
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine all the ingredients.
- Let mixture stand for 20 to 30 minutes to allow the salt to draw out the moisture and oils from the lemon and lime zest. Break up any clumps that form.**
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Notes
*Since the lime zest isn’t a fully dry ingredient, if you use it, you can only store the seasoning blend for a couple of weeks. If you’d like it to have a longer shelf life, use 1 teaspoon of lemon pepper seasoning, ground coriander, or sumac instead of the lime zest. They have nice citrusy flavors and make a good substitute. Or, you can use 1/2 teaspoon (that’s 2 packets) of a product like True Lime crystallized lime.
**It’s best to leave the container of seasoning open for a bit if storing so some moisture from the lime zest can escape. Shake it occasionally, then seal after a day.
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