Avocado Toast with Jammy Eggs

Name: Avocado Toast with Jammy Eggs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 2 thick slices sourdough bread; 1 ripe avocado; ½ lemon, juiced; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ tsp flaky sea salt; red pepper flakes; everything-bagel seasoning, optional

The seven-minute egg is the whole trick: set whites, a soft gold center, over smashed avocado on toasted sourdough.

AKBy the AKC test kitchen · Tested twice · Updated September 2026

Prep 5 min Cook 8 min Serves 2

4.7 from 1,580 ratings

Avocado Toast with Jammy Eggs — illustration

Ingredients

Tick them off as you go. Quantities are for 2 servings.

Method

Boil the eggsLower the eggs into boiling water and cook exactly 7 minutes. Move to ice water for 2 minutes, then peel.
ToastToast the sourdough until deeply golden; it needs to hold up under the avocado.
SmashMash the avocado with lemon juice, olive oil and a pinch of salt. Keep it chunky.
AssembleSpread avocado on the toast, halve the eggs and set them on top. Finish with flaky salt, pepper flakes and seasoning.

Test-kitchen tip. For a firmer yolk cook 8 minutes; for runny, 6. Start timing the moment the eggs go in.

Nutrition per serving

390Calories

22 gProtein

30 gCarbs

15 gFat

8 gFiber

Estimated from USDA data for the ingredients listed. Values vary with brands and portion sizes; see our disclaimer.

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