If you haven’t made tomato avocado toast for breakfast, you’re missing something delicious. Creamy avocados and juicy summer tomatoes are a perfect match—rich, refreshing, and full of flavor. Avocado toast is now a modern classic, and adding tomatoes only makes it better. These two nutrient-packed ingredients shine together in this fresh, easy recipe that’s perfect for a healthy start to your day or for a light lunch. Easily made gluten-free.
Avocado toast started as a trendy brunch item years ago, but now it’s a staple for good reason. It’s delicious, healthy, and customizable. Use your favorite gluten-free or whole grain bread, keep it simple with just avocado and tomato, or take it to the next level with fun options. For more protein, add poached, soft-boiled egg, or fried eggs. However you build it, this tomato-topped version is the best avocado toast.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy breakfast – Ready in minutes with just a few fresh ingredients.
- Healthy and satisfying – Full of healthy fats, fiber, and optional protein.
- Flexible and fun – Great as-is or topped with a variety of customizable options.
Make this burrata caprese salad as another use for gorgeous summer tomatoes.
Recipe Ingredients
- Bread – Use your favorite, whether gluten-free, whole grain, or classic sourdough.
- Tomatoes – Use fresh, ripe tomatoes, preferably heirloom tomatoes, when in season.
- Avocados – Choose ripe avocado for the best creamy texture and flavor.
- Toppings – Try microgreens, sliced radishes, thinly sliced red onion, or green onion.
- Citrus – A squeeze of lemon or lime brightens everything and lifts the flavors.
Please see the recipe card for measurements, salt, and black pepper.
Chef's tip on the best bread: The size of the slices of bread you use will help determine the portion size. Larger slices of sourdough or artisan bread typically serve one when cut in half, while smaller slices—like many gluten-free bread options—may require two per person. Choose a sturdy, well-toasted slice that can hold all the toppings without getting soggy.
Substitutions and Variations
- Spread toast with ricotta cheese, whipped goat cheese, or feta cheese.
- Add a poached, soft-boiled, or fried egg for protein, on top or on the side.
- Use sweet cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, or roma tomatoes.
- Try a drizzle of balsamic glaze for a savory finish.
- Add fresh basil leaves for garden flavor.
- Serve with red pepper flakes for a little heat.
Recipe Instructions
Making tomato avocado toast is so simple!
- Toast bread slices.
- Slice tomatoes.
- Slice, dice, or do smashed avocado in a small bowl.
- Layer the slices of tomato and avocado onto the toasted bread.
- Add microgreens or other toppings, and a squeeze of lemon juice or lime juice over the top and season with a pinch of salt.
Chef's tip on slicing tomatoes: A serrated knife called a tomato knife works best for slicing juicy tomatoes without crushing them. You can also use a sharp Santoku or a granton-edge slicing knife, which helps reduce drag and gives you clean, smooth cuts.
Serving Suggestions
Tomato avocado toast is great on its own, but you can easily turn it into a more complete meal.
- Try thin slices of smoked salmon.
- Serve alongside a green salad with a light vinaigrette or lemon-dressed arugula.
- Pair with a cup of soup (like tomato soup or fennel soup) for a simple lunch.
- For brunch, add fresh fruit, yogurt, or a smoothie on the side.
- Finish toasts off with a drizzle of olive oil, flavored olive oils are nice.
Chef's tip on storing tomatoes: Store raw tomatoes at room temperature, out of direct sunlight. Refrigeration can dull their flavor and alter the texture, making them mealy. Only refrigerate if they’ve been sliced or are fully ripe and starting to spoil.
Recipe FAQs
Use any bread you like—gluten-free, sourdough, whole grain, or sprouted grain all work well. Choose a sturdy slice that will hold the toppings without getting soggy.
It’s best assembled fresh—avocado browns quickly and the toast can get soggy. To prep ahead, toast the bread and prep the toppings separately, then assemble just before serving.
More Healthy Breakfast Recipes
For more breakfast recipes from buckwheat pancakes and golden gluten-free waffles, to lots of healthy protein smoothie recipes, check out the breakfast recipes page and the smoothie recipes page.
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📖 Recipe
Tomato Avocado Toast
Ingredients
- 4-8 slices bread gluten-free, whole grain or whole wheat
- 4 large tomatoes
- 4 avocados diced, sliced, or mashed
- 2 limes or lemons quartered
- Salt and pepper as needed
Optional Toppings
- ½ cup microgreens of your choice
- 8 radishes thinly sliced
- ¼ small red onion thinly sliced
- 4-8 large eggs poached, soft boiled, as preferred
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Instructions
- Toast bread crisp. Top toast with sliced tomatoes and avocados mixed with some citrus juice, salt and pepper. Top with microgreens or other toppings. Squeeze citrus over the top and season with a little more salt and pepper as desired.
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Waseekah says
Hi Sally,
Thank you so much for your support. Please visit my site: http://www.maamgotgreens.com
Thank you,
Waseekah
Waseekah says
Hi Sally,
Avacado Toast with tomatoes and microgreens (Mustard) recipe is terrific idea.
We would like to use it in our website www.maamgotgreens.com as a featured recipe using mustard baby green with one your beautiful photograph.
Thanks,
Waseekah
Sally Cameron says
Hi Waseekah, glad you like it! Yes, you can use it but please link back to my site for credit with site name so we both benefit ;). I saw a 2018 trend report recently that said they were tired of avocado toast and it's "over". It will never be over for me! I love it. Good food is just good food, trendy or not.
Katherine says
Hi Sally,
Your Avacado Toast with tomatoes and microgreens recipe is fabulous.
I would really love to feature this in our website Greenthickies. I will not be posting the actual full recipe, but will only use one image, title, a small quote and link directly back to your post here.
Would that be okay?
Thanks a lot 🙂
Katherine
Greenthickies
Katherine says
Hi Sally,
I love your Tomato Avacado Toast with Microgreens.
I would also really love to feature it in our website Greenthickies. Would that be okay?
Can I use one of your recipe images for it? I will not be posting the actual recipe, but only one image, title, a small quote and link directly back to the original post.
Will that be okay?
Thanks a lot 🙂
Katherine,
Greenthickies
Sally Cameron says
Hi Katherine. Sorry for the delayed response. I usually do them daily. We were traveling in Spain and I had little time to keep up with comments and often slow internet issues. Yes you can and thanks for asking. Best, Sally.
Gail says
A new version of one of my favorites. Beautiful. Will try it right away... Thank you.
Kori says
Avocado toast has been on my list for so long, and this is definitely the prettiest one I've seen yet 🙂
Debbie Burgess says
Sally, so simple, healthy, clean, and I can't wait to try this combination! I think I'll put the egg on top. 🙂 Thank you for sharing this!
Amallia @DesireToEat says
wow, this is looks so delicious and healthy. 🙂
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
this looks so light, delicious and perfect for summer! beautifully captured.. i love avocado on toast, will definitely be trying this recipe out in my kitchen!