The Best Avocado Tomato Toast

This is the best avocado tomato toast because of how it tastes, but also because it’s the easiest to eat! You’re going to love the flavors here, and all the tips too.

Why Is This The Best Avocado Toast?

This is the best avocado tomato toast because it tastes amazing, but also because it’s the easiest to eat. Let me explain. I find that when you have slices of tomato and slices of avocado layered on toast, they often slide around when you bite in. Or, if you have mashed avocado and tomato slices, as you bite through the tomato, mashed avocado kind of squishes out.

If this happens to you, I have three suggestions.

Tips For Avocado Tomato Toast

1) Use mashed avocado instead of slices. The mash isn’t as slippery as the smooth surface of an avocado slice.

2) Put the tomato slices directly onto the toast, with the avocado (ideally mashed, not sliced) on top. You don’t get as much sliding around and it’s easier to cut through the tomato slice with your teeth if it’s against the bread. It’s such a strange thing that when you search for avocado tomato toast on the internet or order it in restaurants, it’s always pictured or plated the other way, with the tomato on top. I think that probably looks nicer, and while it’s true that you do eat with your eyes first, you then eat with your mouth and you want to have everything go into your mouth, not slip or squish elsewhere. So, ignore all those pictures and reverse the order: toast, tomato, avocado.

3) Chop up the tomato and mix it with the avocado. This is also not something that shows up in the pictures, but I promise it’s the best way to not only avoid the whole slipping/squishing thing, but it also gets a really good and even distribution of tomato to avocado. You can increase the ratio if you want, but you still get a good distribution. I’ll also say that usually when I’m making avocado tomato toast, I am making it for more than one person. It’s definitely quicker to mix up mashed avocado with diced tomato and then scoop it onto everyone’s toast than it is to do all the layering for each serving.

There’s another bonus to chopping the tomato. It gives you some juices that accumulate on your cutting board that you can scrape into your mashed avocado. That gives it a silky texture and a light tomato flavor throughout also. I love tomato water!

4) Use chopped tomato on top of avocado. If you are insistent that you want to keep the tomato and the avocado separate, and you want the tomato on top of the avocado for presentation purposes, then my suggestion is to chop the tomato finely and put the chopped tomato on top of the avocado. It will be much easier to eat than slices.

Fresh Ingredients Versus Pantry Staples

I usually mix up a batch of my extra-delicious Avocado Toast Seasoning to have on hand for making quick avocado toast. It’s really such a great secret because you end up with so much less chopping to do, so make sure check that out.

If you don’t have avocado toast seasoning or don’t want to make it, don’t worry. I have options for you. In the recipe below, you’ll see that there are a few seasonings in the mix: the cumin, salt, and red pepper flakes. And then there are a few fresh ingredients: the avocado and tomato, of course, but also fresh cilantro, red onion, lemon juice, and lemon zest. 

You can make the recipe as written, or if you don’t have time or don’t have all those ingredients, you can sub out the fresh items for the pantry items given in the substitutions list below. You can use all pantry items, or all fresh ingredients, or a hybrid between the two, depending on what you have and how much chopping time you have.

Ingredients And Substitutions

Avocado: Well, you need those or it’s not avocado toast. Sorry, we can’t swap them out. There’s just no substitute for fresh avocado.

Tomato: Tomato powder can add great richness and tomato flavor. It’s bright and tangy with umami too, but you will likely need to order it online. You can instead use a 10 ounce can of Rotel, drained, or use 1/4 cup of drained canned diced tomatoes (petite diced is best), or 1/4 cup of drained salsa. To drain these, strain them in a fine mesh sieve over the sink to remove some excess liquid.

Red onion: You can use green onion instead, or use 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder or garlic powder, or a little of both.

Cilantro: Substitute 1/8-1/4 teaspoon of dried cilantro, or a good pinch of ground coriander, which is the seed of the same plant that cilantro comes from and has some of that same citrussiness. Note that some people who detect a soapy flavor in cilantro don’t find that with coriander, so it’s a great thing to try if you haven’t before.

Lemon zest and juice: The recipe below calls for lemon zest and lemon juice. If you don’t have a lemon to zest, you can just use some bottled lemon juice, and just add a few drops extra to make up for the missing zest. Or, in place of the lemon zest and juice, use 1/8 teaspoon of ground coriander (if not using it in place of the cilantro) or 1/8 teaspoon of sumac or of lemon pepper. Those all have nice zesty flavors. A pinch of crystallized lemon, such as True Lemon, is another great substitute.

Salt: You’ll notice that there are two kinds of salt in the recipe. The fine salt is there to mix in with the avocado and tomato, where it dissolves in and flavors the mixture. The kosher salt called for has larger crystals that look nice and add a bit of crunch as well as an extra burst of salt flavor when sprinkled on top of the avocado mixture as a garnish. You can omit the kosher salt if you don’t have any.

You can also mix and match from the above list, using some fresh ingredients and some pantry ingredients like I often do for my easiest guacamole recipe.

Variations For Avocado Tomato Toast

Of course, you can absolutely add some extras or play around with the flavors. 

You could use roasted tomatoes, or halved cherry tomatoes make a great bite-sized option. Try sprinkling a little everything bagel seasoning on top. Maybe you want to go more Italian with the flavors and use fresh basil instead of cilantro and add a drizzle of balsamic vinegar glaze. You might even want to add in some feta cheese or mozzarella.

Let me know how you make this tasty recipe your own in the comments below.

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