Elevate your mornings with this delicious Avocado and Cottage Cheese Toast! It's protein packed with eggs, avocado and cottage cheese held together perfectly in a sourdough bread topped with hot sauce or toppings of your choice. A perfect healthy breakfast start to your day!
Fun Fact: Did you know that avocados were once named after testicles and were thought to be an aphrodisiac, or a source of strength and fertility to whoever consumed it?
Whatever the history is, there is no doubt that this creamy fruit is delicious and pairs perfectly with cottage cheese for a delicious and nutritious breakfast or snack!
It's great option when you want a break from your usual breakfast routine or as an easy weekend brunch.
This was inspired by so many cottage cheese viral recipes like this better homes and garden one. I've never been a fan of cottage cheese by itself, but this high protein breakfast really brings out all the complex and tangy flavors of this toast - especially on a sourdough bread.
It pairs really well with any breakfast side dish you can think of like air fryer home fries, or air fryer sweet potato breakfast potatoes, or even these zucchini and squash fritters. Check out the recipe below along with other variations you may want to try!
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Why You Will Love This Avocado and Cottage Cheese Toast Recipe
- Protein Packed: This breakfast avocado cottage cheese toast is packed with 25g of protein in one toast! The main source of protein is coming from egg, cottage cheese, and sourdough bread. It's a great vegetarian high protein food to kick start your day.
- Quick and Convenient: This easy protein packed healthy breakfast has less than 10 ingredients and can be made in under 15 minutes if you have hard boiled eggs on hand. It's perfect for an on the go meal or if you want to make a lazy weekend brunch.
- Versatile Seasonings: You can simplify or add additional add toppings to this meal to elevate this tasty and healthy breakfast even further. Some recipe variations can include using honey mustard or everything bagel seasoning to as your topping to this meal.
- Healthy Breakfast Choice: Unlike breakfasts that can be loaded with sugar, this is a tasty healthy alternative that is packed with eggs (great source of choline), and avocado (great source of vitamins and healthy fats)
Ingredients for Avocado and Cottage Cheese Toast
This avocado and cottage cheese toast has less than 10 ingredients and easy to put together in 10 minutes or less!
- Eggs: Eggs are superfoods that should be incorporated in a modern diet (if you are not practicing vegan). They are packed with nutrients such as choline, which most people do not get enough of in their daily diet. This recipe uses 2 eggs (for 2 servings).
- Cottage Cheese: Any variety and milk fat percentage will work. I prefer the 4% milk fat, but you can opt for a lower fat cheese as well.
- Avocado: For this toast, i've used ½ an avocado for 2 servings. You can also substitute store bought avocado for convenience if you are making a single serving or don't have any ripe avocados at hand.
- Bread: I find that sourdough bread goes best with this avocado cottage cheese mix as it has a tangy flavor that goes well with the avocado and cottage cheese mixture. You can substitute with any bread of your choice. Use a low/carb or keto wrap option if you are want to keep this under 10g of carbs.
- Seasoning: This recipe uses chipotle sauce, hot sauce, garlic and onion powders as the seasoning mix. I like the cholula hot sauce, but use any hot sauce you prefer!
- Salt and Pepper: For taste.
- Butter (optional): To butter your toast.
See recipe card for full list of quantities.
Step-by-Step Instructions
With 4 easy steps, this toast can be put together in a pinch! Note that you will need hard boiled eggs for this recipe.
To boil your eggs, gently place your uncooked eggs in boiling water and let them boil for 9-11 minutes. Once boiled, place them in an ice bath to cool them down before peeling eggs. Once cool, gently crack the shell and peel the outer shell.
- Step 1: Dice your hard boiled eggs into small half inch cubes.
- Step 2: Add in ½ ripe avocado, seasoning and cottage cheese into the same bowl. Mix well. The mix consistency is similar to that of an egg salad.
- Step 3: Toast your bread. Optional to butter your toast.
- Step 4: Spread your mixture evenly on the toasted bread. Drizzle with hot sauce for an extra spicy kick!
Tip: Butter your toast on a skillet pan or griddle instead of using a toaster - i've found that the slow process of toasting lets the butter seep into the bread well and elevates the taste even further!
Diet Substitutions
Gluten Free: Since the bread is the only gluten item, swap for a gluten free bread or a gluten free wrap to make this recipe.
Low Carb/Keto: Swap out the bread for a low carb keto bread or wrap like this one, you can make this under 10g of net carbs.
Recipe Variations
The Avocado and Cottage cheese blend is mild, so you can really customize with any flavor you like! Some other options include:
- Make your own guacamole seasoning: Not a fan of chipotle or hot sauce? Check out this homemade guacamole seasoning recipe that uses lime, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper instead.
- Everything Bagel Seasoning - instead of using garlic powder, onion powder and salt, use everything bagel seasoning instead as it has most of those ingredients included.
- Add Veggies - Sprinkle cut onions and chunky tomatoes to the mix to make this sweet and balanced. Use cherry tomatoes for a slightly sweeter favor.
- Extra Protein - For an extra burst of protein, add pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds to the mix. Check out our roasted sunflower seed recipe as a great topping for this toast.
Equipment
To get hard boil eggs, you will need a stainless steel or non stick pot.
You will need a toaster or a pan to toast your bread.
Storage
This recipe is best if made and eaten fresh as avocados turn brown in the fridge if you store them for more than a day. If you want to make this ahead of time, you can squeeze some lemon or lime to the mixture to slow down the browning process. Check out our guide on how long avocados last to properly store your leftover avocado.
Top Tips
- The best way to cut down time to make this avocado cottage cheese toast is to make boiled eggs ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator for up to a week. With hard boiled eggs ready to go, this healthy breakfast should take minimal prep time and can be done in 10 minutes or less!
- Toast and butter your bread on a skillet pan or a pancake griddle. The slow process of toasting, allows the butter to seep into the bread and elevates the taste of this toast!
FAQ
Yes, similar to an egg salad sandwich, you can sandwich the avocado and cottage cheese mix to make this a full meal. It can be served cold so, it's perfect for on the go!
Ricotta cheese is an excellent alternative because the texture has a similar creamy consistency. Ricotta cheese is milder compared to cottage cheese when it comes to flavor, plus it is not as lumpy as cottage cheese. Checkout our ricotta cheese mixture recipe that you can try as a substitute.
Whole grain, sourdough, or high-fiber bread are excellent choices. For a low carb version, use a keto or low carb wrap to keep the carbs under 10g.
More Breakfast Recipes to Try
Looking for other vegan or vegetarian breakfast or brunch recipes? Try these:
Pairing Options
These are my favorite quick and easy air fryer dishes to serve with avocado and cottage cheese toast:
Conclusion
If you like this toast, check out my other creative and easy toast recipes
If you enjoyed making this recipe, let me know in the comments section below! Rating and sharing recipes is one of the best ways you can support your food bloggers!
Recipe Card
Ingredients
- 2 hard boiled eggs
- ¼ cup cottage cheese
- ½ avocado
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon hot sauce
- ¼ teaspoon chipotle sauce
- 2 slice sourdough bread
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Step 1: Dice your hard boiled eggs into small half inch cubes.
- Step 2: Add in ½ ripe avocado, seasoning and cottage cheese into the same bowl. Mix well. The mix consistency is similar to that of an egg salad.
- Step 3: Toast your bread. Optional to butter your toast.
- Step 4: Spread your mixture evenly on the toasted bread. Drizzle with hot sauce for an extra spicy kick!
Sara
Delicious and Healthy!