This Avocado Toast with Cottage Cheese and Egg is a quick, easy, and nutritionally balanced breakfast for busy mornings! Combining the avocado with smashed hard-boiled egg and cottage cheese gives it a creamy texture, and all that's left to do is toast your favorite bread and top it with the mixture. Nutritionally, the avocado provides dietary fiber and healthy fats, cottage cheese adds protein, and the egg adds more protein and fat-soluble vitamins.
Quick Look: Avocado Toast with Cottage Cheese and Egg
- 🧁 Serves: 1
- ⭐ Features: Fresh ✓ Healthy ✓ Quick ✓
- ⌛️ Prep Time: 12 minutes
- 🍪 Cook Time: 5 minutes
- 👩🍳 Skill Level: Beginner
- 🏆 Why make THIS version? This avocado toast is not only delicious, it's also nutritionally balanced with healthy fats, fiber, and protein to keep you full!
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As a dietitian, I get more requests for easy breakfasts and lunches than almost anything else! And while it's no secret that I love a good avocado toast, I wanted to create a more balanced toast with around 22g of protein to keep me full for longer. This is one I keep coming back to on days when I'm super busy. For a more meal prep friendly breakfast, these high-protein breakfast sandwiches are a freezer-friendly option you can grab and reheat on busy mornings.
I like to grab hard-boiled eggs from the store or boil them in advance so that I can have this ready in less than 10 minutes. If the combination of avocado and cottage cheese seems strange to you, don't knock it till you try it because it truly takes basic avocado toast to the next level! And the yolk from the egg contributes to the creaminess, too!
If you love avocado toast with eggs, try my smashed avocado toast with hard-boiled eggs, which combines avocado, eggs, Greek yogurt and fresh herbs. If you like this recipe, you may also enjoy my Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast (without egg).
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Key Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
This avocado toast with cottage cheese and egg is made with simple ingredients. Below are some ingredient notes. Check the recipe card at the bottom for the measurements.
- Avocado - avocados contain healthy fats, fiber, and several other important nutrients like potassium and antioxidants.
- Cottage Cheese - cottage cheese makes it extra creamy and is an easy way to add protein and calcium. If you love the combination of cottage cheese and eggs, try this high-protein cottage cheese egg bake for an easy make-ahead breakfast.
- Eggs - I use hard-boiled eggs but soft-boiled would work great too. I like to use one egg and add in another egg white for more protein. You can make the perfect hard-boiled eggs at home or use packaged hard-boiled eggs to save some time. A tip for peeling hard-boiled eggs is to place them in an ice bath after boiling.
- Lemon - lemon enhances the flavors and also helps prevent the avocado from browning.
- Red Pepper Flakes - to add a little bit of spice.
- Kosher Salt & Black Pepper
- Bread - I use whole grain sourdough bread, but use your own favorite!
- Optional: fresh herbs - fresh herbs like parsley, cilantro, or dill would be great in this and add antioxidants.
Recipe Variations
The best part about making avocado toast at home is you can customize it to your taste. Below are some ideas!
- Spicy - double up on the red pepper flakes or add sriracha or hot sauce.
- More Fiber - add ground flax seeds or pumpkin seeds for a bit more fiber.
- More Protein - add hemp seeds, more cottage cheese, or another egg to add more protein.
- Smashed Avocado Toast - for a different version using Greek yogurt and Dijon mustard, try my smashed avocado toast with hard-boiled egg.
- Tomato Avocado Toast - for a fresh seasonal twist, try avocado tomato toast with fresh basil, especially when tomatoes are at their peak.
Another easy option for meal-prepping breakfast is these high-protein egg bites with cottage cheese, made with kale and mushrooms.
How to Make Avocado Toast with Cottage Cheese and Eggs
Below are the directions for how to make this recipe with photos that I hope are helpful. Check the recipe card at the bottom for the full recipe.
- Step 1: If you aren't using packaged hard-boiled eggs, boil the eggs by adding them to a large pot and covering them with cold water. Bring the water to a boil, cover the pot, and remove from the heat. Let the eggs sit in the hot water for 10-12 minutes. To make the eggs easier to peel, stop the cooking process by placing them in a bowl of ice water as soon as they are done cooking. When the eggs are cooled, remove them from the ice bath using a slotted spoon, peel them, and chop them into small pieces.
- Step 2: Mash the egg and avocado in a bowl or on a plate. Then add in the cottage cheese, lemon, red onion, red pepper flakes, kosher salt, and black pepper. Stir until everything is really well combined and as smooth as you want it to be. Give it a taste and add more salt as needed.
- Step 3: Toast your bread. Top it with the avocado mixture and more red pepper flakes.
Hint: hard boil the eggs in advance or use pre-packaged hard-boiled eggs to save time in the morning.
Mallory's Dietitian Tip!
Nutritionally, this avocado toast with cottage cheese and egg is a more balanced option than regular avocado toast. The egg and cottage cheese add protein, while avocado provides healthy fat and fiber. Use whole grain bread for more fiber! Avocado is also a good source of dietary fiber. For more ideas, check out these fiber-rich foods that support gut health.
If you want to turn the same combination of eggs, avocado and cottage cheese into a more substantial meal, try my high-protein breakfast bowl with eggs, avocado and cottage cheese.
Expert Tips
- Boil your eggs in advance or use packaged hard-boiled eggs to make this breakfast even quicker. Hard-boiled eggs will stay good in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Use sturdy bread and toast it well so it doesn't get soggy when you add the avocado mixture.
- Be careful with salt since cottage cheese is already salty! Start with a pinch and add more to taste once you've combined everything.
- If you don't like red onion or don't feel like chopping it, just leave it out!
Avocado Toast with Cottage Cheese and Egg FAQs
For sure! The lemon will help prevent the avocado from browning so it'll last 1-2 days in the fridge if you want to make enough for a couple of days. I suggest making the avocado mixture and storing it, but wait until the morning to toast your bread and top it.
You can either blend the cottage cheese or use Greek yogurt, which is a great substitute here. It's creamier and still adds protein. If using Greek yogurt, you may need a bit more salt and less lemon since the yogurt is tangier and less salty than cottage cheese.
Absolutely! Either will work.
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📖 Recipe
Avocado Toast with Cottage Cheese and Egg Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 hard-boiled eggs (1 whole and white only of 1)
- ¼ cup cottage cheese
- ¼ large avocado (or half small), 1 oz
- ½ small lemon
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch kosher salt (to taste, I use ~¼ tsp)
- black pepper (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon diced red onion (optional)
- 2 slices your favorite bread (I suggest using whole grain bread)*
Instructions
- If you aren't using packaged hard-boiled eggs, boil the eggs by adding them to a large pot and covering them with cold water. Bring the water to a boil, cover the pot, and remove from the heat. Let the eggs sit in the hot water for 10-12 minutes. To make the eggs easier to peel, stop the cooking process by placing them in a bowl of ice water as soon as they are done cooking. When the eggs are cooled, remove them from the ice bath using a slotted spoon, peel them, and chop them into small pieces.
- Mash the egg and avocado in a bowl or on a plate. Then add in the cottage cheese, lemon, red onion, red pepper flakes, kosher salt, and black pepper. Stir until everything is really well combined and as smooth as you want it to be. Give it a taste and add more salt as needed.
- Toast your bread. Top it with the avocado mixture and more red pepper flakes.
- Hint: hard boil the eggs in advance or use pre-packaged hard-boiled eggs to save time in the morning.
Notes
- Boil your eggs in advance or use packaged hard-boiled eggs to make this breakfast even quicker. Hard-boiled eggs will stay good in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Use sturdy bread and toast it well so it doesn't get soggy when you add the avocado mixture.
- Be careful with salt since cottage cheese is already salty! Start with a pinch and add more to taste once you've combined everything.
- If you don't like red onion or don't feel like chopping it, just leave it out!
Sarah
This is so good for an easy breakfast I'll make all the time!