Mashed creamy avocado topped with fresh arugula, oven roasted sweet & salty chickpeas, and fresh pomegranates all loaded on your favorite toasted bread! This healthy, easy, festive avocado toast recipe is perfect to serve for the holidays!
I’ve been meaning to share this recipe for the past year! It’s hands-down one of my FAVORITE avocado toast recipes. Breakfast, lunch, AND dinner…this healthy, delicious recipe can and will be enjoyed by you anytime of day once you give it a try! Or at least it happened to me the first time I made it a year ago.
You may be wondering why I’ve waited so long to share this recipe if I was enjoying it without all of you a year ago…
Well, in the midst of all the holiday madness last year, I forgot to photograph it (while stuffing my face with this loaded avocado toast recipe) and pomegranate season had already ended. Since we have more than 30 pomegranates every year, I prefer not to buy them from the store. As soon as my pomegranates came in this year, this recipe was the first thing I perfected. It started with the Sweet & Salty Oven Roasted Chickpeas recipe, which I shared with you a few weeks ago.
The combination of flavors and textures used for this avocado toast recipe are mind-blowing…
Creaminess of the avocados
Bitterness of the arugula leaves
Sweet & Salty oven roasted chickpeas
Sweet & Tart pomegranate seeds
Crispy toast
Tell me you’re not salivating yet!
This avocado toast recipe is easy to make, especially if you prep the Sweet & Salty Oven Roasted Chickpeas ahead of time. Unlike many avocado toast recipes where you find yourself hungry shortly after, this avocado toast will leave you full and satisfied. It’s healthy and packed with nutrition and whole ingredients. Pomegranates are also beautiful and fun to use in your cooking over the holidays.
If you have visiting family and friends and need a break in between all that cooking, throw some chickpeas in the oven and serve this festive, easy, quick, yet filling Loaded Avocado Toast Recipe with Roasted Chickpeas & Pomegranates for breakfast, lunch, or even dinner! You can also cut them in half and serve them as appetizers.
I would LOVE to see and share your loaded avocado toast recipes on Facebook or Instagram. So if you try out this recipe, be sure to tag me with both @vegetariangastronomy #vegetariangastronomy so I don’t miss it! Happy Holidays everyone!
Loaded Avocado Toast Recipe with Roasted Chickpeas & Pomegranates
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 cups Sweet & Savory Oven Roasted Chickpeas
- 3 ripe avocado
- 1/2 cup baby arugula leaves
- 3/4 cup fresh pomegranate seeds
- 3 large slices sourdough bread , for gluten-free option, use your favorite gluten-free bread
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a medium size bowl, mash 1/2 of a ripe avocado with a fork. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Toast the sourdough bread. Cut each in 1/2 before preparing.
- Top with a layer of mashed avocado, followed by fresh arugula leaves, Sweet & Savory Oven Roasted Chickpeas, and fresh pomegranate seeds.
- Repeat with the remainder of the roasted chickpeas.
- Serve immediately.
Rashmi
Happy Holiday Anjali
This recipe looks so festive and definitely so pretty with the pop of ruby red pomegranates shinning through.
It sounds like a winner and I cant wait to give this a try 🙂
anjali
Thanks Rashmi!! I just love pomegranates and everything about them! They are such beauties, especially to use during the holidays!
Reshana
I love avo on toast so this is totally up my alley and I am sure the pomegranates just takes it up a notch! Love it and I will be trying it when pomegranates are in season… It should be anytime from now 🙂
anjali
Thanks Reshana! You must try it…you’ll love it. If you do send me a pic!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit
This is the most festive avocado toast ever!! Between that and waiting for fresh pomegranates I can totally see why it needed to be saved until now. Plus with the carbs + fat + protein + fruits/veg it’s like a perfect little self-contained snack/meal! Mmm I imagine all these flavors and textures are SO yummy together 🙂
anjali
Thanks Natalie! Oh yeah it’s definitely a snack or meal all in one! I seriously devoured it all week long when I made it. It has a little bit of everything…and i just love everything about pomegranate seeds!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ah, well I like this loaded and amped up one much more! So fun!
anjali
Thanks Rebecca!
Tracy | Baking Mischief
So jealous of your pomegranate source! 😉 I love the idea of putting them on avocado toast. The sweet/savory combo with the chickpeas must be fantastic. Definitely trying!
anjali
Thanks Tracy! That pomegranate tree is the best thing that’s happened in our yard haha! This combo is to-die-for you’ll love it! Let me know if you try!
Veena Azmanov
I love avocado on toast. Such a perfect combination with the sourdough. Never tried roasted chicpeas on them thought. must try!! Thanks
anjali
Thanks Veena! The roasted chickpeas really up this toast recipe and make it more filling!
Lisa
Not just salivating…straight up drooling! I love everything about this!
anjali
Thank you Lisa!! I couldn’t stop eating it!
Luci {Luci's Morsels}
I usually have avocado toast with an egg for breakfast every day – delicious and the perfect blend of protein and healthy fats to keep me full until lunch. I’m going to try this version tomorrow to switch it up! Thanks for inspiring me!
anjali
you’ll love it! let me know if you try it!
Julie | Bunsen Burner Bakery
You have basically combined every single one of my toddler’s favorite foods into one snack. Toast? Yes. Avocado? Absolutely. Roasted chickpeas? He can’t get enough. Pomegranate seeds? Fun to squish. He will go nuts over this!
anjali
Oh that’s so AWESOME to hear!! Yes then he will LOVE this avocado toast! And now you have an adult version of his favorites haha =)
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day
Anjali, I saw your recipe on Pinterest, and I am so excited to try it! It has all my favorites: avocado, chickpeas, and pomegranate!
anjali
Thanks Amy!! You’ll love it…let me know if you try it out! I guarantee you’ll be enjoying it all week long!
dixya @food, pleasure, and health
this is such a great idea for a quick lunch!
anjali
Perfect for a quick healthy filling lunch for sure!
Linda @ Veganosity
I love avocado toast and have a recipe scheduled for tomorrow! Great minds think alike. 🙂 This looks delicious!
anjali
Just got back from travels and trying to catch up…heading over to check out your avocado toast recipe!
Sophia | Veggies Don't Bite
Nothing better than avo toast! One of our go to’s for sure. As are crispy chickpeas! Yum!
anjali
Combine them with some arugula and pomegranates and it’s SO delicious!
Uma
Loved your idea! I will try these soon 🙂
anjali
Thanks Uma!
gl
Love the colors of everyone on this toast!
Valerie
Except for the pomegranate I made his recipe to the tee. Very bland and the chickpeas kept rolling off my sandwich. Won’t make again.
anjali
Sorry to hear that! The combination of pomegranate, chickpeas, and avocado is the key to this toast recipe…the pomegranate adds a LOT of flavor to the curried chickpeas and is a main ingredient so it’ll definitely be a difference in taste if you leave them out. And the chickpeas should have a lot of flavor…i Just made this myself last week again. Perhaps all the seasoning did not get mixed into the chickpeas prior to baking?