Today I want to share with you one of my favorite snacks, which can also make a great and nutritious breakfast: Keto Avocado Toast with Salmon. It’s not only colorful and delicious, but it’s also full of nutrients that support your health at the cellular level and healthy fats known to support satiety, healthy weight management, and even glowing skin! 

The best part? It only takes five minutes to make, meaning it’s so quick and easy to throw together that it’s both a great snack option in place of that unhealthy bag of chips and a healthy breakfast choice on busy mornings instead of grabbing some of that sugar-filled, inflammatory cereal lurking in the pantry. I can’t wait for you to try this incredible recipe for yourself!

Can Avocado Toast Be Keto? 

Before we get to the recipe for this amazing Keto Avocado Toast with Salmon, let’s take a moment to address a question that may have entered your mind: Is avocado toast keto-friendly? After all, bread is generally considered off-limits when you’re following the keto diet, leaving many avocado toast lovers searching for recipes for avocado toast without bread. Remember, the whole point of going keto is to cause your metabolism to shift from using carbs (sugar) for fuel to using fat for fuel. And in order to do that, you have to really cut down on your carb intake. In fact, while on the keto diet, it’s generally recommended to consume less than 50 grams of carbs daily.

So, how does this keto avocado toast recipe support following a keto diet? This recipe calls for keto bread, which is not your average bread you’ll see on the bread aisle in your local grocery store. Keto bread is lower in carbs because it doesn’t contain the grains found in traditional bread. 

The secret? It’s made with a flour alternative, such as coconut flour, almond flour, ground flax, or something similar. Each of these options are very low in carbs, reducing your total carb in take in comparison to how much you would consume with traditional bread. For example, it’s common to find keto bread in your local grocery store that actually contains 0 net carbs (total amount of carbs minus the amount of fiber). Conversely, traditional wheat bread contains about 12 to 13 net carbs per slice! That means that you can also think of this keto avocado toast as low carb avocado toast, meaning it’s good for weight loss, too.

Key Ingredients

In addition to using keto bread, there are a few other keto-supporting ingredients in this Keto Avocado Toast with Salmon. The recipe is keto-friendly by staying clear of any form of sugar while offering two rich sources of healthy fats known to support your ability to stay in ketosis (or a metabolic fat-burning state): avocado and salmon. Avocado is one of the richest sources of healthy omega-3 fatty acids while also containing high amounts of fiber and key nutrients scientifically shown to help cool inflammation, fight aging, and support healthy weight management. In fact, while avocado is known to be a source of carbs, its high fiber count means it only averages about 1 gram of net carbs, meaning it’s still keto-friendly even though it contains carbs!

Meanwhile, salmon is a great keto-friendly food because it’s rich in omega-3 and also a great source of protein, which contributes to feelings of satiety, and astaxanthin, an antioxidant known to be 6,000 times more powerful than vitamin C!

Other ingredients include lemon juice and zest for flavor along with fiber-rich hemp seeds to further support satiety. Finally, for extra flavor, I like to top my keto avocado toast with sliced shallot, fresh dill, and fresh sprouts, the latter of which is known to support digestion.

How to Make Avocado Toast

While you can certainly make your own keto bread by following a keto bread recipe, one of my tips for keeping it quick and easy is to purchase organic keto bread from your local grocery store. Simply toast two slices and set them aside. Then put the flesh of one avocado and the juice and zest of half a lemon in a bowl and mash it with a fork until it’s well combined. 

Scoop the avocado mixture onto the two slices of toast and top each with about half of a tablespoon of hemp seeds, 2 ounces of smoked salmon, one-half of a tablespoon each of sliced shallot and fresh dill, and one tablespoons of fresh sprouts.