Avocado Toast With Smoked Salmon, Goat Cheese, and Capers

This bagel-and-lox-inspired open-faced sandwich combines avocado and smoked salmon, cut through with tomatoes, capers, and thinly sliced rounds of red onion.

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Niki Achitoff-Gray
Niki Achitoff-Gray
Niki Achitoff-Gray

Niki Achitoff-Gray is the former editor-in-chief at Serious Eats and a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She's pretty big into oysters, offal, and most edible things.

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Updated March 02, 2023
A composed avocado toast with smoked salmon on a marble surface.

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Why It Works

  • Incredibly simple to make, this sandwich uses goat cheese instead of cream cheese for extra flavor.

This bagel-and-lox-inspired open-faced sandwich combines avocado and smoked salmon, cut through with tomatoes, capers, and thinly sliced rounds of red onion. Goat cheese takes the place of cream cheese for extra tang, while a squeeze of lemon juice and a little fresh black pepper bring everything into balance.

May 2016

Recipe Details

Avocado Toast With Smoked Salmon, Goat Cheese, & Capers

Prep 5 mins
Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving

Ingredients

  • 1 slice country or sourdough bread, approximately 1/2 inch thick

  • Extra virgin olive oil

  • 1 tablespoon (15g) goat cheese, or enough to spread a thin layer over surface of bread

  • 1/2 medium pitted and peeled Haas avocado

  • 1 teaspoon capers, plus more to taste

  • 2 slices tomato from 1 medium tomato

  • 3 thin slices red onion, cut in rounds from 1 medium onion

  • 3 pieces thinly sliced smoked salmon

  • Freshly squeezed lemon juice to taste, from 1/2 lemon

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Lightly brush bread with olive oil and toast to desired level of doneness. Spread goat cheese over surface. Top with avocado and mash with a fork to cover entire surface. Sprinkle capers evenly across surface and top with tomato, red onion, and smoked salmon. Add lemon juice and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve.

    A top-down shot of the avocado toast topped with smoked salmon.

    Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
598Calories
32gFat
67gCarbs
20gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories598
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32g41%
Saturated Fat 6g32%
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 1213mg53%
Total Carbohydrate 67g24%
Dietary Fiber 14g51%
Total Sugars 15g
Protein 20g
Vitamin C 95mg475%
Calcium 109mg8%
Iron 5mg26%
Potassium 1221mg26%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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