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Avocado Toast with Spiced Sunflower Seeds

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There are many variations of an avocado toast and with no rules to break, the creativity is limitless with my Avocado Toast with Spiced Sunflower Seeds.

Ingredients

Spiced Sunflower Seeds:

  • 2 cups raw sunflower seeds

  • 1 tbsp light vegetable oil

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

  • 1/8 cup water

  • ½ tsp garlic powder

  • 1 tsp spirulina powder (blue or green on Amazon)

  • ¼ tsp ground cayenne

  • 1 tsp lemon pepper

  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast

  • ¼ tsp salt

Avocado Toast:

  • 4 slices of whole-grain bread

  • 1 large ripe avocado 

  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast

  • 2 radishes, thinly sliced

  • 8 slices cucumber, cut with star cutter (optional) (buy here on Amazon)

  • 4 tbsp spiced sunflower seeds

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

For Spiced Sunflower Seeds:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.

  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  3. Place all the sunflower seeds into a large bowl with the water, lemon juice and oil. Stir until all the seeds are wet. Set aside for a few minutes to allow the seed to soak up the moisture

  4. In a separate bowl mix together all spices and salt.  Add to the bowl with sunflower seeds and stir until thoroughly combined.

  5. Spread seeds in a single layer on the lined baking sheet taking care not to overcrowd.

  6. Bake for 3 minutes then stir.  Bake for another 3-4 minutes or until seeds is crispy.  Watch carefully as the seeds can burn quickly.

Avocado Toast:

  1. Toast bread as desired.

  2. Meanwhile, add avocado, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper to a small bowl.  Mash with a fork until combined and smooth.

  3. Spread evenly on toast and top with sliced cucumber, stars (if desired), radishes and spiced sunflower seeds