Toast is just toast until you get crazy with the toppings.
We get super excited about food trends (like mason jar dining!) and fancy toast is another one we can’t stop talking about. The other day our co-worker was going on and on about her post-workout snack of toast, avocado, pepper and lemon juice. We had to politely tell her to stop because we were drooling and it wasn’t even close to lunch. The next obvious thing to do was search the web for the best of the best in toast creations so we could make our own and then get our co-worker back (who we love so much!) for not bringing us fancy toast and just talking about it—we have to keep things fair, right?
So, first things first! Fancy toast does not have to just be dressing up whole wheat slices. Size up your bread options. Fancy toast can be made from sourdough, pitas, cornbread or naan. The next step to toasted goodness is to consider your adhesive options. The first thing that hits the toast is what keeps the elements together. This may be cream cheese, nut butter, bean purees or avocado spread. Part of the joy in fancy toast recipes is that the possibilities are endless.
Get on board to the fancy toast trend! Here are 10 of our favorite topped toast recipes to get you started.
1. Banana-Ricotta Toasts from Whole Living
Breakfast just got A LOT better. This bread is loaded with yummies like banana, ricotta, pecans, dates and honey.
2. Grilled Peaches n’ Cream Cheese Toast from Edible Perspective
This is like cream cheese and jam but 100 times better. Make extras.
3. Avocado Bruschetta with Balsamic Syrup from Taste Food Blog
Just when we thought avocados couldn’t get any better…
4. Apple Toast from All Recipes
This is a great after school snack for the kids…or for the adults.
5. Hummus, Radish and Pea Shoot Toast from Lunchbox Bunch
This loaded toast is a light snack that you will keep going back to.
6. Mushroom Toast from BBC GoodFood
Mom’s stroganoff in 10 minutes. We are overly happy about this.
7. Goat Cheese and Asparagus Ragu Toasts from Chow
Bite into spring and do a little dance.
8. Roasted Beet and Corn Bruschetta from Meals for Moderns
If we could eat beets every day, we would. This just brought our obsession to a whole new level.
9. Kale, Egg and Avocado Toast from Love & Lemons
Kale keeps popping up in our recipes and we are more than okay with it. Talk about breakfast for a king or a queen!
10. Breakfast Lentil Toast from Veggie Num Num
Never thought that lentils could be a breakfast food, but eating them over this warm multigrain toast is such a filling way to start your day.
Are you into the fancy toast trend? Do you have a favorite toast recipe?
Well these are all certainly FANCY FANCY! I don’t eat toast anymore but I will certainly be recommending these recipes to my friends and you know, I can still eat most of the toppings! 😉
Yes! A lot of the toppings (ie the asparagus ragu or beet bruschetta) are great as a side dish. Hope you can enjoy them sans toast.
I’m a huge toast fan! The mush recipe and the beets look great. I have a couple of favorite recipes.
Tomato toast:
http://scrumptiousgruel.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/tomato-toast/
And milk toast:
http://scrumptiousgruel.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/milk-toast/
Both by the brilliant Marion Cunningham.
Milk toast! Never heard of it…that is moving to the must try list.