Smashed Eggs on Toast

These Smashed Eggs On Toast are one of the easiest ways to elevate breakfast or brunch! Serve them with a variety of toppings to inspire your breakfast routine with minimal effort. Load up your toast with delicious toppings like burrata cheese, avocado, smoked salmon, prosciutto, fresh herbs, and more, with a perfectly cooked egg, ready in 7 minutes!

So long are the days of boring breakfast. Seriously, if you're craving the perfect soft-boiled egg on top of a bed of luscious toppings, you're in luck. We will show you how to get the perfect jammy yolk with a set egg white center!

If you're looking for more delicious egg recipes, be sure to check out these sausage and egg breakfast muffins, this macro bowl with smoked sausage and a fried egg, and this breakfast burger piled high and topped with a fried egg!

❤️Why We Love This Recipe

• Simple ingredients. Truly there are only 6 ingredients that are totally necessary to make this recipe. Of course, we like to doctor them up with all types of different bases that pair well with eggs, but you can truly get really creative here and use whatever you have!
• Serve a crowd. The possibilities of what to serve with these eggs are truly endless, and it's a great way to serve a crowd and fulfill everyone's cravings with a variety of toppings.
• Quick & easy. These eggs are ready in 7 minutes, then chilled for 5 minutes before they're peeled. During the inactive time your eggs need, you can prepare all of the toppings, and have a luscious breakfast ready in under 15 minutes!

🥚Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you will need, plus a few extras for our serving suggestions. Please note that the ideas for toppings are just our favorites, but feel free to choose your own!

Here is a list of ingredients, you can see the recipe card for quantities.

• Whole eggs. The essential ingredient! Since this is the star of the show, we recommend a really high-quality egg with nice bright orange yolks if possible. You'll also want them to be a bit older, if possible because older eggs peel easier than fresh ones.
• Water. You will need a pot of water to boil, plus some cold water to add to a separate bowl for an ice bath.
• Vinegar. White vinegar to pour into our boiling water. This helps peel the egg shells more easily because vinegar will slightly soften the shells.
• Toast. Choose your favorite bread to toast! Use your favorite bread, ideally something sturdy that holds up really well with some weight so you can pile on the toppings.

💭Variations

Don't let our topping suggestions limit you! Here are a few more ideas.

• Swap the butter. If you prefer, some high-quality mayonnaise or creme fraiche would also taste great on the toast instead of butter!
• Spicy. Want to spice it up? Top a slice of bread with something spicy like harissa, your favorite hot sauce, salsa, or even some hot honey sauce!
• Crispy prosciutto. For some more texture, add in some crispy prosciutto made in the oven.
• Smashed avocado. need to worry about the perfect slices of avocado, you can also just mash it up with your favorite seasonings and a squeeze of your favorite citrus.
• Italian inspired. Add ingredients like fresh mozzarella or parmesan cheese, fresh walnut pesto, or some pesto aioli, and fresh herbs like basil with a drizzle of olive oil. Whipped ricotta would also make an incredible addition.
• Seafood. Our Swedish shrimp salad would taste great alongside runny eggs and toast.
• Egg salad. Love egg salad with a twist? Cut the eggs into smaller pieces and mix them up with a little mayonnaise, a bit of salt, pepper, and any other seasonings you like for yolky egg salad!
• Add other cheeses. You can use virtually any cheese you want for the toast. Maybe try Swiss, Havarti, goat cheese, or feta. The options are endless!
• Top with more veggies. One thing we really love to do when we have an abundance of cherry tomatoes is make this cherry tomato and garlic confit. It pairs wonderfully with this toast. You could also place the eggs on top of some peppery arugula for more greens.

Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add the vinegar. (Image 1)

Set a timer for 7 minutes, and gently lower the eggs into the water with a slotted spoon. Do not reduce the heat. (Images 2&3).

When the timer goes off, (or even about 30 seconds before) begin taking the eggs out of the boiling water and transferring them to the bowl of ice water immediately. (Image 4) Set another timer for 5 minutes.

While eggs are in the ice bath, continue preparing your toast toppings of choice and make your toast.

After 5 minutes in the ice bath, carefully remove the eggs using a slotted spoon, and gently peel them. (Image 5)

*Pro tip: dunk the peeled eggs back in the cold water after peeling to remove any bits of shell that may remain, then dry them off well with a paper towel.

Using a butter knife or sharp knife, slice the eggs in half lengthwise (Image 6), and place about 1 whole egg on each piece of toast on top of your desired toppings. (Image 7)

Using a fork, smash the eggs gently to disperse the yolky center. (Image 8)

Finally, top the smashed eggs with flaky salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, fresh herbs, and microgreens. Enjoy!

✨Tips & tricks

• Make sure to boil the eggs for only 7 minutes for a soft and jammy yolk. This is essential, and it's probably a good idea to begin taking the eggs out a few seconds early as well to avoid overcooking them.
• Don't skip the vinegar. Vinegar softens the eggshells and makes the eggs easier to peel.
• Use older eggs. Try to use eggs that have been sitting in the fridge a little longer instead of fresh eggs. Eggs that aren't quite as fresh are actually best for this recipe because they will peel easier!
• Don't skip the ice bath! This immediately stops the cooking process. The eggs will remain quite hot when you remove them from the boiling water, and if they aren't placed in an ice bath, they will continue to cook. The ice bath also shocks the shell, making them easier to peel.
• Cook to your liking. If you like your eggs with a firmer yolk instead of runny, or hard-boiled, just cook the eggs a little longer. You'll probably need an additional 3-6 minutes.