4.77 from 21 votes

The BEST Avocado Toast with Halloumi 

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The best avocado toast, elevated with halloumi & tomatoes. An ideal brunch recipe to share with friends and family.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
£1.82
Makes: 4
Breakfast, mains, Snack
Greek

The best avocado toast, elevated with halloumi & tomatoes. An ideal brunch recipe to share with friends and family.

A slice of sourdough with layers of mayonnaise, tomato, avocado and golden browned halloumi.

Why you’ll love this recipe

The perfect balance – the salty, tangy halloumi cuts through the richness of the fatty avocado. I think halloumi, avocado and tomato are the holy trifecta for the best avocado toast.

A brunch fakeaway – millennials often get trolled for spending their money on coffee and avocado toast, and while we shouldn’t give into the trolls, making this elevated fakeaway creation for less does make you feel quite smug.

Customisable – if you like spice you can add some hot honey onto this avocado toast recipe. Or even some sriracha or franks hot sauce would work well.

Need inspiration for some other toastie recipes? Try my :Cheese Toastie with Grilled Veg, Creamy Mushroom Toast and Healthy French Toast with Cinnamon

Ingredients

Ingredients to make the halloumi and sourdough toast recipe laid out on a pale blue background and labelled.

Low Fat Halloumi – I tend to use low fat halloumi for this avocado toast recipe, as we’re already getting a decent amount of healthy fats from the avocado.

On-the-vine tomatoes– if possible, for the best avocado toast, opt for high quality tomatoes to really make the flavour shine through.

Avocado – ripe and ready so you’re able to dive straight in and make this toast ASAP!

See the recipe card for full information on all ingredients and quantities.

How to make the best avocado toast

  1. Start by frying the thinly sliced halloumi in batches in a non stick frying pan on a medium heat with rapeseed oil (Image 1).
  2. After approx 3 minutes, rotate the halloumi once golden brown and fry the other side until golden brown (Image 2).
2 step by step photos, the first with sliced halloumi in a frying pan and the second with pieces of hallou mi browned.

3. Then lightly spread the mayonnaise over the semi-toasted sourdough and place the bread mayo-side down in a non-stick pan (Image 3).

4. Gently fry until the bread has turned golden brown and crispy. Rotate to fry the other side for one minute, we’re not trying to achieve the same level of crisp here (Image 4).

2 step by step photos, the first with sourdough with mayonnaise over a pan and the second with pieces of bread frying in a pan.

5. Make sure you layer in the order suggested! Start with the sourdough’s crispy mayo side up – I have thought about it too much and the order is very intentional lol. Then add a dollop of mayo, spread evenly across the toast and then add two pieces of sliced beef tomato and season with salt (Image 5).

6. Next, slice the avocado and add to the toast with a squeeze of lemon, before seasoning with pepper. Finally, top with halloumi and if you love a bit of acidity, go for another squeeze of lemon. The best. toast. ever! (Image 6).

2 step by step photos, the first with tomato slices on mayonnaise on sourdough and the second with avocado and golden browned halloumi on the bread.

Adaptations and variations

Make it vegan – substitute the halloumi with some scrambled tofu to make this avocado toast recipe vegan.

Make it spicy – additions like hot sauce, red chilli flakes and hot honey work really well with this recipe.

Add a glaze to the halloumi– if you want to go a bit wild, you could add mango chutney or sweet chilli onto the halloumi for the last 2 minutes of fry time. This amps up the caramalisation and adds some intense flavour.

Love halloumi? You need to try these recipes; The Best Halloumi Burger, The Crispiest Halloumi Fries and Halloumi Kebabs with chilli sauce

Golden browned halloumi, on avocado and tomatoe and mayo on toast.

FAQs

Is avocado toast good for you?

Yes, avocados are rich in healthy fats which help to reduce the bad cholesterol in our blood. They are also rich in potassium, Vitamin K, C and E. Avocado toast can be calorific though so serving sizes should be considered and it should be eaten in moderation.

What else could I pair with this avocado toast?

Pouched and fried eggs would work well with this recipe. Vegetables like mushrooms, roasted peppers, grilled asparagus would be great additions too.

How can I stop my avocado from going brown?

This shouldn’t happen if you’re serving it immediately but a squeeze of lemon/lime stops the oxidation process from happening, which prevents the avocado from changing colour. Luckily we already do that for this recipe!

If you tried this Avocado Toast with Halloumi recipe, it would be mean so much to me if you could leave a review & a star rating to let me know how you found it! I love hearing about your experiences – it motivates me to keep creating more and more recipes for you guys 💛 Let’s get cooking! – Mimi x

The BEST Avocado Toast with Halloumi

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4.77 from 21 votes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
£1.82
Breakfast, mains, Snack
Greek
Servings: 4
The best avocado toast, elevated with halloumi & tomatoes. An ideal brunch recipe to share with friends and family.

Ingredients

  • 225 g halloumi, cut into thin slices (£2.70)
  • 4 large/8 small slices sourdough, lightly toasted (£1.60)
  • 2 beef tomatoes, cut into slices (£1.50)
  • 2 avocados, thinly sliced (£1.20)
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges (£0.30)

Cupboard Essentials

  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • Salt & Pepper

Method

  • I found that one block between 4 people was a good amount of halloumi to work with, given all the other fun stuff that goes on with this toast. If you want more though- feel free to whip up two blocks.
  • Frying in batches, add the rapeseed oil & thinly sliced halloumi into a non-stick frying pan on a medium heat. Rotate the halloumi once golden brown, after approx 3 minutes and fry the other side.
  • Lightly layer one side of the semi-toasted sourdough with mayonnaise. Place the bread mayo-side down in a non-stick pan and gently fry until the bread has turned golden brown and crispy.
  • Rotate to fry the other side for one minute, we’re not trying to achieve the same level of crisp here.
  • Make sure you layer in the order suggested starting with the crispy mayo side up – I have thought about it too much and the order is very intentional lol. Add a dollop of mayo, spread evenly across the toast. Then add two pieces of sliced beef tomato, seasoning with salt.
  • Next, add the sliced avocado with a squeeze of lemon, seasoning with pepper. Finally, top with halloumi & if you love a bit of acidity, go for another squeeze of lemon. best. toast. ever.

Nutrition

Servings: 4 servings
Fat: 45g
Calories: 657kcal
Carbohydrates: 44g
Protein: 20g
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  1. Caroline | 1 year ago

    I mixed up your avocado and haloumi and cherry tomatoes on toast. I made roasted cherry tomatoes on mayo baguette toasted with avocado and Parmesan. All I had in fridge. Omg it was absolutely delicious so thank you for your inspiration 😊5 stars

  2. Julia Gilmour | 3 years ago

    Good combo!5 stars

  3. Julia Gilmour | 3 years ago

    Nice!5 stars

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