This Avocado Toast is filled with healthy fats, protein, and is big on flavor. With the classic avocado, tomato, and cottage cheese pairing and under 300 calories, it makes the perfect quick and easy breakfast, snack, or lunch. The toast comes together in under 5 minutes with a handful of fresh ingredients.

• Hearty Whole Wheat Bread (2 slices): The best bread for this recipe is a thickly sliced hearty bread with a tight crumb to hold the toppings.
• Avocado (1 ripe, mashed): Available year-round with a nutty flavor and buttery texture. Any variety of avocado will work in this recipe.
• Daisy Cottage Cheese (1/2 cup): The cottage cheese is creamy and slightly salty, adding cheesy goodness with a boost of protein in every bite. It is low in sugar, big on taste, and combines perfectly with the avocado as the creamy element that compliments the crustiness of the toast.
• Grape Tomatoes (8, halved): Oblong bite-sized tomatoes with the perfect balance of sweetness and acidity. They are tender, juicy, and meaty.
• Sunflower Seeds (2 teaspoons): Sunflowers are rich in healthy fats, as well as vitamins and minerals. They have a mild, nutty flavor, and add a nice crunch to the toast. Unsalted sunflower seeds work best in this recipe.
• Kosher Salt (pinch): A large-grain salt that is less refined than table salt and contains no additives. It’s perfect for sprinkling.
• Fresh Cracked Pepper (pinch): Floral and spicy, fresh ground pepper adds just the right amount of zip to the toast.

• Any hearty thick-slice bread with a fine crumb will work well for the toast.
• Avocados are ripe when they have a slightly firm (not hard) feeling when pressed. They should not be too soft or mushy. The color of the avocado also slightly darkens as it ripens. Between the feel and color, you can easily tell if the avocado is ready to eat.
• To half the avocado, run a knife in the avocado until you hit the pit and then run it around the parameter, so you have two equal halves. Slightly twist the two halves and they should easily separate. Then remove the pit, slightly press your knife into it. The pit will give and pull out when you pull the knife back.
• Premade guacamole, which can be found in your produce section, is a great shortcut for freshly mashed avocado.
• Cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes may be used in place of grape tomatoes.
• Either toasted or raw sunflower seeds work well for this recipe.
• Pine nuts or other seeds may be used in place of the sunflower seeds.
• Table salt and ground black pepper may be used in place of Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.
• If you like your food a little spicier, drizzle with hot sauce.

1. Toast bread.
2. Layer with cottage cheese, mashed avocado, and tomatoes.
3. Sprinkle with sunflower seeds, salt, and pepper.