Smoked Salmon Protein Avocado Toast
Make a satisfying and quick high protein breakfast by topping creamy avocado toast with smoked salmon and cottage cheese.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 3 min
- Total Time: 8 min
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Assembling
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 slices whole grain bread
- 1 ripe avocado
- 4 oz smoked salmon
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese (4% milkfat recommended)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon everything bagel seasoning
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
- Pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- Toast the two slices of whole grain bread until golden brown and crisp.
- In a small bowl, mash the avocado with the lemon juice and a pinch of black pepper.
- Spread the mashed avocado evenly over the two slices of toast.
- Divide the cottage cheese and layer it over the avocado on both slices.
- Arrange the smoked salmon slices neatly over the cottage cheese layer.
- Sprinkle the everything bagel seasoning and the chopped fresh dill over the salmon and cottage cheese.
- Serve immediately for a nutrient dense breakfast meal.
Notes
- For a vegan protein avocado toast option, substitute the salmon and cottage cheese with 1/2 cup of seasoned, crumbled firm tofu scramble.
- To increase flavor boost flavor, add a few thin slices of red onion on top of the salmon.
- This recipe works well for meal prep avocado toast ideas if you prepare the avocado mash ahead of time and store it separately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 750
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 17
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 7
- Protein: 20
- Cholesterol: 65