Spring Brunch Avocado Toast (Printable View)

A customizable spring toast board with creamy avocado, smoked salmon, and fresh vegetable toppings.

# What You Need:

→ Bread

01 - 1 loaf rustic sourdough or multigrain bread, sliced into approximately 12 slices

→ Spreads

02 - 3 ripe avocados
03 - 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
04 - 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
05 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

→ Proteins

06 - 7 ounces smoked salmon

→ Fresh Toppings

07 - 5 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
08 - 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
09 - 4 radishes, thinly sliced
10 - 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
11 - 2 tablespoons capers, drained
12 - 2 tablespoons fresh dill sprigs
13 - 1 tablespoon fresh chives, finely chopped
14 - 1.7 ounces baby arugula or mixed greens

→ Optional Extras

15 - 4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
16 - Flaky sea salt to taste
17 - Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
18 - Olive oil for drizzling
19 - Everything bagel seasoning to taste

# How To Make It:

01 - Toast bread slices until golden and crisp. Arrange on a large serving board or platter.
02 - In a bowl, mash avocados with lemon juice, sea salt, and black pepper until creamy with slight chunks. Transfer to a serving bowl.
03 - Arrange smoked salmon in folds or ribbons across the board.
04 - Place cherry tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, red onion, capers, dill, chives, and arugula in small piles or bowls around the bread and salmon.
05 - Add hard-boiled eggs, flaky salt, red pepper flakes, olive oil, and everything bagel seasoning to the board.
06 - Allow guests to assemble their own avocado toast by spreading mashed avocado on toasted bread, topping with smoked salmon and desired toppings, and finishing with olive oil drizzle or seasoning sprinkle.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • No cooking required beyond a quick toast, so you can focus on hosting instead of hiding in the kitchen.
  • Everyone gets to play with their food—literally designing flavors exactly how they want them, which somehow makes even simple avocado taste like an adventure.
02 -
  • Never spread the avocado on bread more than 15 minutes before eating or it starts to brown and lose that fresh taste—assemble as people arrive, or spread at the last moment.
  • The temperature contrast matters more than you'd think; warm toast against cool avocado and cold salmon creates this moment of comfort that tastes like care.
03 -
  • Buy your avocados a day early and let them sit on the counter—you'll know they're perfect when they're ripe the morning of your brunch, not a day too late.
  • Toss your cucumber and radish slices in a tiny bit of lime juice or vinegar 10 minutes before serving and they'll taste fresher and crunchier than you'd expect.
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