Toast topper ideas

7 toast toppers recipes

Janine Ratcliffe

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These toast toppers are super quick and easy to make and are a taste sensation! Whether you're in the mood for sardines and marinated onions, or ricotta with balsamic strawberries, you're sure to find an idea you'll love...

Looking for inventive toast toppers? From posh cheese on toast with taleggio, to the ultimate fried egg with squashed avocado on crusty wholemeal bread! We've created five quick, simple and delicious recipes to tart up your toast.

These toast toppers are perfect for any time of the day, so why not boost your morning breakfast, indulge in some afternoon snacking or, if time is of the essence, a quick and easy dinner. Find plenty more breakfast recipes, top-tier snacks and speedy dinners.

Vegetarian toast toppers

Tomato jam

Got a glut of tomatoes? Turn them into a sweet, sticky jam with our easy homemade recipe – perfect for slathering on crackers or spreading on toast with a generous layer of cheese. Just add all your ingredients to a pan, leave to sit for 5 minutes and then simmer for an hour.

A jar of tomato jam with a stack of crackers next to it

Honey-drizzled taleggio cheese on toast

Toast 2 slices of white crusty bread then add sliced taleggio and grill until bubbling. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle over chopped pecans.

Taleggio Toast

Dill and gherkin toast topper

Mix 3 tbsp soft cheese with 2 tsp chopped dill and 1 tbsp chopped spring onion. Spread on 2 slices of toasted rye bread and top with slices of gherkin.

Gherkin Toast

Chilli jam, avocado and fried egg on toast

Toast 2 slices of crusty wholemeal bread then squash on sliced avocado. Top each toast slice with chilli jam and a fried egg.

Egg Toast

Fish toast toppers

Marinated onions with sardines on toast

Mix ½ a sliced red onion with 1 tbsp red wine vinegar and 1 tsp caster sugar and leave to sit for 10 minutes. Mix in a handful of chopped parsley. Toast 2 slices of sourdough and top with tinned sardines in olive oil then add the marinated onions to finish.

Sardine Toast

Sardinillas con guacamole en tostada (Guacamole on toast with silver sardines)

Make guacamole by smashing 2 avocados and folding through onion, tomato, chilli and coriander. Then, squeeze in some lime juice and season with salt and black pepper. Spoon your guacamole onto toast and top with sardinillas. Drizzle with olive oil and serve.

Sweet toast toppers

Strawberry and ricotta toast topper

Toast 2 slices of brioche then beat 4 tbsp ricotta with a little icing sugar. Spread over the toast then add sliced strawberries and a drizzle of balsamic.

Strawberry toast recipe

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Janine Ratcliffe in a short sleeved long dress sitting on a chair beneath palm trees on a balcony

Janine RatcliffeFood director

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