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Avocado toast with smoked mackerel and lime

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Creamy, crunchy avocado toast topped with flakes of smoked mackerel, spring onions and zesty lime. Heaven in every bite!

I’m no hipster, but I do have a long history with avocados!

My parents were pretty adventurous with food and introduced us to all sorts of weird and wonderful fruit and veg. We’d eaten avocados on a childhood holiday in Israel in the 1970s, even though they were still quite exotic in the UK at that time.

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  • Avocado cafe
  • How times have changed
  • Sourdough? Of course!
  • Avocado toast – not just for hipsters
  • The best avocado toast
  • Ingredients in avocado toast with mackerel and lime
  • Avocado toast for brunch, lunch or breakfast
  • Avocado toast with smoked mackerel & lime
  • More delicious mackerel recipes

Avocado cafe

I remember that sometime afterwards we had a trip to London to visit family. We went to the cafe in John Lewis, or possibly Fenwick’s, for lunch. In the display fridge were avocado halves filled with prawn cocktail – the height of 70s chic! – and I asked if I could have one without the prawns, since they’re not kosher.

The lady behind the counter seemed quite shocked by a 4 year old demanding something as sophisticated as an avocado! I remember her expression quite clearly, although I have no memory of eating the avo (or not!).

Two halves of a cut avocado.

How times have changed

These days, avocado is such an everyday staple that plenty of babies are weaned on it! It’s easy to spoon, and its packed with healthy fats, vitamins and other nutrients. Not to mention it’s delicious!

With all that goodness, it’s really no wonder that avocado is also extremely popular. I enjoy it particularly when it’s combined with another great foodie love of mine – toast.

2 slices of toast with avocado and smoked mackerel.

Sourdough? Of course!

I was in a super-cool hipster coffee place with some friends recently, and we had to laugh when 80% of the menu was avocado toast – avocado toast with egg, avo toast with smoked salmon, avo toast with radishes… endless variations.

Of course the toast was sourdough. Two hipster birds with one stone, right there.

2 slices of toast with avocado and smoked mackerel on a wooden board.

Avocado toast – not just for hipsters

My own homemade avocado toast uses whatever bread I have to hand, which is usually a sliced wholemeal or 50:50 loaf. I like to squash the avocado on with a fork rather than slice it – the slices always seem to fall off when I eat it! Personally, I think smoked mackerel goes amazingly well with avocado – try this quick avocado and mackerel pate if you have any fish and avocado left over.

Avocado toast with smoked mackerel - close up.

The best avocado toast

Personally, I think the best avocado toast is the one you’ve made for yourself and taken the time to enjoy! Freshly smashed avocado on hot toast, topped with your favourite things – YUM!

Obviously this recipe is for toast with avocado and smoked mackerel, but you can add all sorts of different toppings. Here are a few ideas:

  • Thinly sliced radishes and wild rocket, for a peppery sensation
  • Feta, cherry tomatoes and fresh mint if you’re feeling Mediterranean
  • Yogurt, chilli oil and roasted tomatoes if you want something a bit spicy
  • Humous, olives and a shake of za’atar for an Israeli-inspired toast

Really, you can let your imagination run wild! Sliced egg, mixed seeds, pickled onions, pomegranate seeds, grated carrot… Your toast is a blank canvas – what’s stopping you?!

Two slices of avocado toast on a blue flowery plate.

Ingredients in avocado toast with mackerel and lime

This is really a quick lunch or substantial snack, so it just has a few ingredients – the sorts of things you’re likely to have hanging around in the pantry and/or fridge.

To make it you will need:

  • Bread – whatever kind you prefer/have on hand
  • Avocado – you only need about half an avocado per person, depending on the size
  • Smoked mackerel fillet
  • Spring onion – also called scallion in the USA
  • Fresh lime – for squeezing
Ingredients for making avocado toast with mackerel and lime - lime, spring onion (scallion), bread, smoked mackerel, avocado.

Avocado toast for brunch, lunch or breakfast

This recipes makes two slices of avocado toast, which I’d say serves one. You can easily scale it up to serve more people – the recipe card has buttons for 1, 2 or 3 servings, or if you hit ‘print recipe’ you can choose as many servings as you like!

This makes a perfect brunch, lunch or even a healthy breakfast idea for a summer’s day.

 Creamy avocados smashed onto golden toast and topped with smoked mackerel, spring onions, and zesty lime. Heaven in every bite!

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2 slices of toast with avocado and smoked mackerel on a wooden board.

Avocado toast with smoked mackerel & lime

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Creamy, crunchy avocado toast topped with flakes of smoked mackerel, spring onions and zesty lime. Heaven in every bite!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine European
Servings 1
Calories 450 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 slices bread – whatever kind you like!
  • ½ an avocado
  • 1 smoked mackerel fillet
  • 1 spring onion (scallion)
  • ¼ a lime
  • freshly ground black pepper (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Toast the bread to your liking.
  • While the bread is toasting, remove the skin from the avocado. Remove the skin and any bones from the mackerel and break into flaky chunks. Trim and thinly slice the spring onion.
  • Once the toast is ready, squash half the avocado onto each slice using a fork. Scatter the mackerel pieces and sliced spring onions over.
  • Squeeze over the lime and season with black pepper if desired.
  • Serve immediately!

Notes

The black pepper really enhances the flavour, however, if you use peppered smoked mackerel, you may not need any additional black pepper.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Avocado toast with smoked mackerel & lime
Amount per Serving
Calories
450
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
 
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
12
g
Cholesterol
 
38
mg
13
%
Sodium
 
343
mg
15
%
Potassium
 
941
mg
27
%
Carbohydrates
 
38
g
13
%
Fiber
 
10
g
42
%
Sugar
 
4
g
4
%
Protein
 
24
g
48
%
Vitamin A
 
325
IU
7
%
Vitamin C
 
19
mg
23
%
Calcium
 
115
mg
12
%
Iron
 
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Keyword avocado, bread, lime, mackerel
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Comments

  1. Janet

    February 19, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious recipe – I’ll make it again!

    Reply
    • Helen

      February 20, 2025 at 11:00 am

      Thanks Janet! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂

      Reply
  2. Janice Pattie

    February 14, 2020 at 11:28 am

    This looks incredible, why did I never think of pairing avocado with smoked mackerel?

    Reply
    • Helen

      February 14, 2020 at 2:09 pm

      Thanks Janice. They go brilliantly together! You might also like this smoked mackerel and avocado pate.

      Reply
  3. Barbara

    November 20, 2016 at 6:33 pm

    looks absolutely yummy and I will try!!!

    Reply
  4. Corina

    July 10, 2016 at 9:11 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious and I love the picture of the ingredients as the colours just go so well together! I remember my mum used to sometimes get an avocado but because they were expensive she used to eat it all herself and we’d just get a little bit to try! Maybe that’s why I like them so much now!

    Reply
    • Helen

      July 12, 2016 at 11:54 am

      Making up for lost time, eh? I’m glad they’re not such an expensive luxury any more – we eat them all the time!

      Reply
  5. Kate Veggie Desserts (@veggie_desserts)

    July 08, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    Ha! You were an original hipster child 🙂 I love avocado toast with lime!

    Reply
    • Helen

      July 12, 2016 at 11:53 am

      Avocado and lime is a classic. Maybe I’ve just grown out of my hipster tendencies…

      Reply
      • Sarah

        June 18, 2022 at 11:22 am

        5 stars
        Just tried this today and oh my goodness absolutely delicious. Five stars avocado is never the wrong choice 😀

        Reply
        • Helen

          June 18, 2022 at 3:33 pm

          Thanks Sarah! So glad to hear you enjoyed it so much.

          Reply
  6. recipesfromapantry

    July 08, 2016 at 7:49 am

    I love, love, love those two things separately and I really have never thought to put the two of them together. What a seriously awesome idea.

    Reply
    • Helen

      July 12, 2016 at 11:53 am

      Thanks! I love them in combination.

      Reply
  7. Elizabeth

    July 08, 2016 at 6:08 am

    Oh this sounds like utter perfection! I’m a recent convert to the wonderful world of avocados (and smoked mackerel!) so I definitely have to try this soon!

    Reply
    • Helen

      July 12, 2016 at 11:52 am

      Thanks Elizabeth! They are fantastic individually and terrific when put together 🙂

      Reply
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