6 Gourmet Toast Upgrades
6 Gourmet Toast recipes to upgrade your toast! Taking you beyond smashed avocado toast! From meat lovers to vegetarian, healthy to dessert, these recipes are what you need in your life…and in your belly!
Ingredients
Veggie Curls Toast
- 1/3 cup plain hummus
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- thinly shaved zucchini, carrots, and squash (keep in water to help curl)
- Pinch of dried dill, kosher salt, and black pepper
- Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
Mediterranean Toast
- 1/2 cup plain hummus
- 1/4–1/3 cup crumbled feta
- 4–5 tablespoon pomegranate arils
- Sprinkle of pepitas, extra virgin olive oil, and fresh mint
BAE Toast
- 3 pieces of crispy bacon, chopped
- 1 small-medium avocado, peeled/pitted/scooped
- 1/2 teaspoon each of kosher salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, halved
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoon Sriracha
Caprese Toast
- 1 small-medium avocado, peeled/pitted/scooped
- 1/2 teaspoon each of dried basil, oregano, kosher salt, and black pepper
- 16 small bocconcini cheese balls (or mini fresh mozzarella)
- 12–16 halved grape tomatoes
- Garnish/Drizzle – micro basil and extra virgin olive oil
- Seasoning – pinch each dried basil/oregano/kosher salt/pepper
Berry Breakfast Toast
- 1/2 cup ricotta
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons honey, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- 4 large strawberries. sliced
- 16 raspberries
- 8 blackberries
- 20 blueberries
- Garnish with fresh mint
Italian Delight Toast
- 1/2 cup whipped plain ricotta
- Matchstick Carrots (about a pinch for each piece of toast
- 4 Roasted or steamed asparagus spears cut into thirds
- 4 whole Artichoke hearts, cut in half (I prefer the ones in water)
- 4– 8 slices of small salumi (or can use salami),
- 4–6 tablespoon pesto
- Garnish with julienne basil and extra virgin olive oil
Additional Items
4 slices of toast for each recipe – you do not want to use regular sandwich loaf bread but rather a crusty type of bread.
Instructions
Veggie Curls Toast
- On each slice of toast spread out the hummus. Next gently smear on some of the Greek yogurt.
- To each slice of toast add a ribbon of each vegetable, spinkle with a pinch of herbs and finish it with a drizzle of evoo.
Mediterranean Toast
- On each slice of toast spread out the hummus. Sprinkle on the feta, pomegranate arils, a pinch of pepitas, evoo and fresh mint
BAE Toast
- In a bowl smash the avocado with the salt, pepper and red pepper flakes; set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the honey and sriracha
- On each slice of toast spread some of the smashed avocado. Add 2 halves of the egg on top, some chopped bacon and finish with a drizzle of sriracha honey sauce
Caprese Toast
- In a bowl smash the avocado with the dried basil, oregano, kosher salt, and black pepper; set aside.
- On each slice of toast spread some of the Italian smashed avocado. Place 3-4 bocconcini balls, and 2-3 grape tomato halves.
- Finish each toast with a pinch of dried basil/oregano/kosher salt/pepper, a garnish of micro basil, and a drizzle of EVOO.
Berry Breakfast Toast
- In a food processor add the ricotta, 1 teaspoon of honey, and vanilla bean paste. Process until smooth and creamy; set aside.
- On each slice of toast spread out the sweetened ricotta, top with fresh berries. Finish with a drizzle of honey and a garnish of mint.
Italian Delight Toast
- In a food processor, place the ricotta and process until smooth and creamy; set aside.
- On each slice of toast spread out some ricotta. Next add a few matchstick carrots, 2 halves of an artichoke heart, 3 pieces (1 whole) asparagus spear, and 1-2 slices of salumi (roll it up for presentation).
- Finish the toast off with a tablespoon of pesto drizzled over top, some julienned basil, and EVOO.