Start your morning off right with delicious Cured Salmon Avocado Toast. A buttery piece of sourdough toast gets topped with smashed avocado, cottage cheese, arugula and cured salmon. Finish with a generous squeeze of lemon juice and a drizzle of chili oil. It’s worth the time required to make buttery sourdough toast!
You Know You’re a Foodie When…
You know you’re a foodie when you go to bed thinking about what you’re going to have for breakfast (and you’re still full from dinner). I’ve been thinking about this recipe for several days and I can attest that Cured Salmon Avocado Toast is a breakfast worth dreaming about and waking up for.
I used to be a person who counted my Starbucks latte as breakfast. Sometimes that is the only nourishment I got until dinner.
I experimented with changing up my routine when I was going through my nutrition coach certification and was shocked at how much better I felt all day when I started my morning with a healthy, high-protein meal.
Cured Vs. Smoked Salmon
For this recipe, I chose to use cured salmon instead of smoked. I find smoked salmon to be too smokey and it dehydrates me later in the day.
Cured salmon is preserved using mostly salt and a little sugar which maintains a more raw salmon flavor. Smoked salmon involves adding the flavor of smoke after the curing process, either cold or hot smoked.
For Cured Salmon Avocado Toast, I use this brand. It’s made with Scottish salmon cured with salt, sugar, dill, star anise, orange and pepper. It’s very mild compared to most smoked salmon.
Buttered Sourdough Toast
You can make Cured Salmon Avocado Toast with whatever toast you have on hand. I get a fabulous sourdough for Joy Artisan Bakery at my local farmer’s market and it makes the perfect base.
First, melt a little butter, spread it on one side of the sourdough and then toast it on a grill pan. Use a small pot to weigh it down so it gets nice and golden.
I don’t butter the second side. Once the toast gets flipped, I turned off the heat and let the residual butter absorb. I find that if I butter both sides, it gets a little too greasy.
If you don’t want to take the time to press your toast, you can just use your toaster. But I highly recommend taking the time.
Cured Salmon Avocado Toast
Once the toast is ready, it takes 2 minutes to finish up. Smash 1/2 and avocado onto the crispier side of the toast, add cottage cheese, a few arugula leaves and the cured salmon. I squeeze a little lemon juice between each layer.
Finish with a drizzle of your favorite chili oil. I finally found a chili oil that I really like, another treasure that came from getting to know the vendors at my farmer’s market.
To me, the lemon juice and chili oil are key to balancing the flavors of Cured Salmon Avocado Toast so don’t skip them. If you don’t have chili oil, use a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes and a drizzle of olive oil.
Cured Salmon Avocado Toast has 18g of protein. If you add an poached egg on top (which would be delicious if you have time), that adds another 6g of protein.
If you have cucumber on hand, I recommend adding a slice. I tried this when I ran out of arugula and it was lovely.
If you try this recipe, let me know what you think!
Equipment
- Grill pan
Ingredients
- 1 slice sourdough bread
- 1 tsp butter, melted
- 1/2 avocado
- 3 tbsp cottage cheese
- 1 handful arugula
- 1 slice cured salmon
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp chili oil
Instructions
- Heat the grill pan over medium heat. Spread one side of the sourdough with melted butter, spreading evenly using your finger and coating the edges. Once the grill pan is warm, place the sourdough butter side down on the pan. Rest a small saucepan on top to weigh it down. Cook for about 4 minutes until golden. Turn off the heat, flip the toast and allow the dry side to absorb the residual butter for another 2-3 minutes
- Flip the toast so the crispier side is up. Smash 1/2 and avocado on top, give a little squeeze of lemon juice, add the cottage cheese and arugula, another squeeze of lemon juice and then add the cured salmon. Finish with a final squeeze of lemon juice and a drizzle of chili oil.
Notes
Nutrition
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