Avocado and Cottage Cheese Toast

This avocado toast with cottage cheese and egg is creamy, packed with 25g of protein per serving, and ready in just 10 minutes. Trust me, once you try this high protein breakfast, you'll be making it on repeat! A perfect healthy breakfast start to your day!

I've never been a huge fan of cottage cheese by itself, but combining it with creamy avocado and hard boiled eggs on sourdough? That's a totally different story. The tangy cottage cheese pairs beautifully with rich avocado, and the eggs add substance that keeps me full until lunch.

This cottage cheese avocado toast was inspired by all those viral TikTok recipes, but I've tested and tweaked this version to get the perfect balance of flavors and textures. The consistency is similar to egg salad, but lighter and fresher.

What I love most is how versatile this recipe is. You can keep it simple with just salt and pepper, or load it up with hot sauce, everything bagel seasoning, or fresh veggies. It pairs perfectly with air fryer home fries or air fryer sweet potato breakfast potatoes for a complete meal.

If you're looking for more high protein breakfast ideas, check out my cottage cheese egg bites or browse my full collection of 25 high protein cottage cheese recipes.

Why You Will Love This Avocado and Cottage Cheese Toast Recipe

1. High Protein Breakfast: Each serving packs about 25g of protein from the eggs, cottage cheese, and sourdough bread. It's one of my favorite vegetarian high protein meals to start the day.
2. Ready in 10 Minutes: If you have hard boiled eggs prepped ahead of time, this avocado cottage cheese egg toast comes together in under 10 minutes. Perfect for busy mornings or lazy weekend brunch.
3. Endlessly Customizable: The base is mild enough to pair with almost any topping. I love hot sauce, but everything bagel seasoning, fresh herbs, or honey mustard all work beautifully.
4. Nutritious and Filling: Eggs are packed with choline (something most people don't get enough of), and avocados provide healthy fats and vitamins. This isn't just tasty, it's genuinely good for you.

Ingredients for Avocado and Cottage Cheese Toast

You'll need less than 10 ingredients for this avocado and cottage cheese toast, and most are probably already in your kitchen!

• Eggs: I use 2 hard boiled eggs for 2 servings. Eggs are a superfood packed with nutrients like choline that most people don't get enough of.
• Cottage Cheese: Any variety works. I prefer 4% milk fat for extra creaminess, but lower fat options are fine too.
• Avocado: Half an avocado for 2 servings. Make sure it's ripe but not overripe. Check out my guide on how long avocados last for tips on selecting the perfect one.
• Bread: Sourdough is my top pick because its tangy flavor complements the avocado and cottage cheese perfectly. Use gluten free bread or a low carb wrap if needed.
• Seasoning: I use chipotle sauce, hot sauce, plus garlic and onion powders. I like Cholula hot sauce, but use whatever you prefer!
• Salt and Pepper: To taste.
• Butter (optional): For toasting your bread.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

This avocado cottage cheese egg bread comes together in just 4 simple steps! You'll need hard boiled eggs ready to go.

To boil your eggs, gently place uncooked eggs in boiling water and let them boil for 9 to 11 minutes. Once boiled, transfer them to an ice bath to cool before peeling.

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!

Tips for the Best Avocado Egg Toast

• Prep eggs ahead of time: I always keep hard boiled eggs in my fridge for up to a week. With eggs ready to go, this avocado cottage cheese hard boiled egg toast takes just 5 minutes to assemble.
• Toast on a skillet: Skip the toaster and butter your bread directly on a skillet pan or griddle. The slow toasting lets the butter seep into the bread and elevates the flavor dramatically.
• Choose ripe avocados: Your avocado should yield slightly when pressed but not feel mushy. Too firm and it won't mash well; too soft and it'll turn brown quickly.
• Use high protein cottage cheese: Some brands now offer cottage cheese with extra protein. Look for options with 14g or more per serving for an even bigger protein boost.

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.

Storage

This recipe is best made and eaten fresh since avocados brown quickly. If you want to prep ahead, squeeze fresh lemon or lime juice into the mixture to slow the browning process. Stored this way in an airtight container, it will keep in the fridge for up to 1 day.

For easy meal prep, I recommend keeping hard boiled eggs ready in your fridge (they last up to a week). Then you can assemble fresh cottage cheese avocado toast in minutes each morning.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Pairing Options

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Conclusion

If you like this toast, check out my other creative and easy toast recipes

• Savory French Toast
• Avocado Toast 4 Ways
• Vegan Ricotta Toast
• Tomato Avocado Toast

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