avocado toast

noun

plural avocado toasts
: toast topped with sliced or mashed avocado
Sometimes called an avocado toast (and in the United States often associated with California), it's comfort food for any time of the day. You smash half a ripe avocado onto a thick piece of multigrain toast, season it with salt, pepper and chile flakes, then give it a splash of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Anything else is a flourish: dukkah (an Egyptian spice mix), toasted pumpkin seeds, a poached egg.Oliver Strand
Brunch dishes include avocado toast with pickled onion, soft egg, and pecan for $12 …Lia Picard

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To celebrate National Avocado Day on July 31, Panera is giving out free avocado toast. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024 As someone who puts everything bagel seasoning with hot sauce on my eggs and avocado toast for breakfast every morning, this Frankenstein concoction is a (fever) dream. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2024 The avocado toast generation of millennials and their cold brew-slurping Gen Z counterparts have been big winners in the post-pandemic economic recovery. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2024 The fast casual restaurant chain announced their new Millennial Meal, featuring avocado toast and iced coffee, in honor of the generation who made both menu items popular. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for avocado toast 

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First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of avocado toast was in 1928

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“Avocado toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avocado%20toast. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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