Avocado Toast with Poached Egg

• 2 slices sourdough or whole grain bread
• 1 ripe avocado
• 2 fresh eggs
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• flaky sea salt
• smoked paprika
• chia or sesame seeds
• tender sprouts (optional)

👨‍🍳 Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Toast the bread until crisp.

2. 2

   Mash the avocado with a fork, season with lemon juice, salt, and paprika.

3. 3

   For the poached egg: bring water to a boil with a splash of vinegar, create a whirlpool, crack the egg into a spoon and slide it into the center. Cook for 3 minutes.

4. 4

   Spread the mashed avocado onto the toast.

5. 5

   Place the poached egg on top, sprinkle with flaky salt, paprika, and seeds. Serve immediately.

💡 Chef's tip

The key to a perfect poached egg is the whirlpool in the water: it helps the egg white wrap neatly around the yolk. Use fresh eggs.

📝 Our take

Avocado toast with poached egg is a dish that seems simple until you try to poach the egg. The whirlpool in hot water with vinegar makes the white wrap around the yolk, but the egg must be very fresh or the white scatters. Crushed (not blended) avocado with lemon and flaked salt is the base that justifies the whole thing.

🍷 Wine & food pairing

Freshly squeezed orange juice, the brunch classic. Or a fresh Brut Cava for a special weekend occasion.

Suggested wine: Green juice or specialty coffee