Adam Liaw’s cafe eggs with avocado toast

Name: Adam Liaw’s cafe eggs with avocado toast
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Contemporary
Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados; a wedge of lemon, for squeezing; 4 slices good-quality sourdough bread; 4 tbsp olive oil; 4 eggs; small lemon wedges, to serve

Adam Liaw

March 31, 2023

Cafe eggs with avocado toast. William Meppem

easyTime:< 30 minsServes:2

Eggs on toast are elevated by a make-and-keep seasoning you’ll enjoy coming back to.

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados
a wedge of lemon, for squeezing
4 slices good-quality sourdough bread
4 tbsp olive oil
4 eggs
small lemon wedges, to serve

Egg seasoning (makes extra)

1 tbsp garlic flakes
1 tbsp onion flakes
1 tbsp dried parsley flakes
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp salt flakes
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp coarse, mild Korean chilli powder
1 tsp powdered vegetable stock (optional)

Method

Step 1
For the egg seasoning, mix the ingredients together and store in an airtight bag. It will keep for months.
Step 2
Mash the avocados with a fork, and season well with salt, black pepper and a little lemon juice.
Step 3
Heat a griddle pan over high heat and drizzle the bread with about 2 tbsp of olive oil. Place on the griddle and put a light weight (a pot lid or similar) on the bread to keep it in contact with the pan without squashing it. Toast the bread on both sides for a minute or two and then spread the mashed avocado generously on top.
Step 4
While the bread is toasting, heat a frying pan over low-medium heat and add the remaining olive oil. Crack the eggs into the pan and scatter some of the egg seasoning generously on top. Fry on low-medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the eggs are set. Place an egg on top of each slice of bread and serve with lemon wedges.