Everyone is making avocado toast these days. I wasn’t sure I wanted to get on the bandwagon until I tried it, but I’m so glad I did!

I knew I liked avocados when presented to me as guacamole, but I have never been terribly infatuated with them otherwise.

That’s all changed.

A semi-local restaurant chain called First Watch (cute little breakfast and lunch place) is one of my fave places to grab lunch on work days. They always have fun seasonal specialties, and last summer they started featuring avocado toast with eggs. Based on the amazing photo (I’m a sucker for a great food photo) and the way it looked on my friend’s plate, I decided to give it a go.

Great call. It was amazing. I’m sure it has 2500 calories, but whatever. Healthy fats… Right?

So turns out, it was so popular they decided to make it a permanent fixture on their menu! Meanwhile, I decided to try it at home and make it a permanent fixture on my personal menu. (This vastly improves the diversity in my diet – instead of just eating fried eggs and popcorn every weeknight, I now include something from the actual produce section!)

For the record, this wouldn’t qualify as a regular weeknight dinner for me if it took any longer than ten minutes to prepare, so you have my word that it’s not a hassle.

I mashed up a ripe avocado, drizzled in the juice of half a lemon (save those seeds – we’re going to plant a tree!), and seasoned with salt and pepper.

Then I toasted up a slice of sprouted grain bread (like Ezekiel or Angelic Bakehouse) and fried an egg. (I prefer to leave the yolk a tad on the runny side.)

Assembly is pretty self-explanatory. 1) Toast goes on plate. 2) Avocado goes on toast. 3) Egg goes on avocado toast.

I could eat it every night, and frankly, for a while I probably will.

Avocado Toast With Eggs

(Serves 2)

• 1 ripe avocado
• Juice of half a lemon
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 slices of sprouted grain bread, toasted
• 4 eggs

Mix together avocado, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

Prepare eggs however you like them best – in my case it’s over easy!

Spread avocado mixture on toast, top each slice of toast with 1 egg, and enjoy!

Xo – the llama