Easiest Beet Hummus Toast Recipe

Beet Hummus Toast with Poached Egg

This colorful recipe for beet hummus on toast with poached eggs brings together a symphony of flavors made up of earthy hummus, tangy goat cheese, savory eggssweet cherry tomatoes, spinach, sesame seeds, and crunchy toast.

Packed with nutrients and flavor, this delicious, healthy dish can be served at breakfast or as a wholesome snack. Or break out the dinner plates for a quick meal that’s sure to impress.

Beet Hummus on Toast with cheese and sliced cherry tomatoes

What to Expect from This Recipe

At the heart of this beet hummus toast recipe is our creamy beet hummus made with boiled beets, chickpeas, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, salt and black pepper. Just throw it all in the blender and you’re off!

If you prepare beforehand, you’ll save loads of time. When you’re ready to make your beet hummus toast, all you have to do is slice the tomatoes, poach the egg, and toast the bread. Then, spread the hummus on the toasted bread and pile on the rest of the ingredients.

It’s a meal that not only packs a flavor wallop, but is filled with fiber, protein, calcium, potassium, folate, vitamins and healthy fats. That’s quite a list!

toast spread with beet hummus, topped with spinach goat cheese and sliced grape tomatoes

How the Beet Hummus Toast Recipe Is Structured

This recipe is broken down into the following simple sections:

Making the Beet Hummus
Poaching the Eggs
Assembling Your Dish
Serving and Eating

Your beet hummus on toast awaits!

Learn How to Make Beet Hummus on Toast

beet hummus on toast ingredients: sliced artisan bread on cutting board, bowls of spinach, beet hummus, grape tomatoes, eggs, butter and wooden spoon on a blue background

Make the Beet Hummus

Red beet hummus is a delicious breakfast option and is a snap to make. Just follow our step-by-step recipe for easy beet hummus. Once ready, set your hummus aside in a bowl, save some of the toasted sesame seeds from that recipe, and get ready to cook your eggs.

beet hummus with crackers and carrots

Poach the Eggs

Prepare to poach the eggs by heating a pot of water over medium-high heat. Just before it simmers, pour in the white vinegar or apple cider vinegar. This increases the acidity of the water, helping the egg whites denature (or coagulate) faster. Lower the heat so the water stays just below a simmer as you prepare your eggs.

pouring apple cider vinegar from glass measuring cup into pot with hot water on stove

You’ll poach the eggs one by one, using two eggs per slice of toast. First, remove the excess liquid from the egg by cracking it into a small strainer over a bowl.

Cracking egg into strainer

Discard the liquid that drips into the bowl. Pour the egg that’s in the strainer into a small bowl and prepare to poach.

hands holding small yellow bowl with cracked egg inside

Bring the water to a low simmer. Don’t let the water boil. If it’s boiling, lower the heat before adding the egg. With a spoon, stir the water on the stove until you create a whirlpool.

using a spoon to create a whirlpool in water on top of stove

Gently slide the egg into the center of the moving whirlpool in the pot.

pouring egg into whirlpool of water in pot on stove for poached egg

Let the egg cook in the water for three minutes without stirring. If you like your eggs with a firmer yolk, cook for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute. Don’t cook for more than 5 minutes or you’ll end up with a rubbery egg.

egg being poached in water in small pot on stove

Once cooked, use a slotted spoon to remove the egg from the water and drain.

poached egg on slotted spoon above small pot on stove

Slide the egg inside a bowl of ice water. The cold water will prevent it from continuing to cook. Repeat the process of stirring the water, sliding the egg into the whirlpool, cooking, and removing to ice water with each additional egg.

sliding poached egg off of slotted spoon into white bowl of ice water

Assemble Your Dish

Toast the bread and place the slice on a plate. We like sourdough bread for this recipe. If the bread is too thick for your toaster, you can toast in the oven or on a griddle. For less crunch, you can cut off the crusts, but it’s so much better with the crispy crust!

toasted sourdough slice on a white square plate

Spread the beet hummus on the toast using a small spoon or spatula.

spreading beet hummus on toast with wooden spoon

Pile the spinach on top of the beet hummus.

placing spinach on beet hummus toast

Using a large spoon, carefully slide two poached eggs on top of the spinach, one beside the other.

sliding poached egg on beet hummus toast using large spoon

Slice the cherry or grape tomatoes in half lengthwise. Place the tomatoes cut side down on top of the eggs.

placing grape tomato halves on beet hummus toast

Break up the cheese and sprinkle around the eggs and tomatoes.

placing chunks of white cheese on top of beet hummus toast

Sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds on top. If you prefer a richer, slightly bitter taste, substitute the white sesame seeds for toasted black sesame seeds.

sprinkling toasted sesame seeds on beet hummus toast

Serve and Enjoy

Your beet hummus toast with poached egg is ready to eat! Looks so good!

beet hummus toast with poached eggs topped with sesame seeds

Serve your beetroot hummus toast with a refreshing Mexican beverage like Melo watern (melon water), Guayaba water (Guayaba Water), or Jamaica water (hibiscus water).

This recipe can have many variations, so feel free to replace the hummus with avocado spread for a tasty avocado toast. Or spread cream cheese on your toast before the hummus and omit the other cheese. You can even roast your beets instead of boiling to make a roasted beet hummus.

Looks so rich and yummy!

Beet hummus toast with poached egg dripping down side of toast

Beet Hummus Toast with Poached Egg

Beet hummus spread on toast, piled high with spinach, poached eggs, goat cheese, cherry tomatoes and toasted sesame seeds. A healthy breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack.

Total Time 15

Equipment

1 Pot
1 Cutting board
1 Kitchen knife
Prep Bowls
Slotted spoon
Serving spoon
Large bowl
Serving dish

Ingredients

Sliced bread sourdough or other crusty bread
Beet hummus
Goat cheese or gorgonzola cheese
Cherry or grape tomatoes
Spinach leaves
Eggs room temperature, two eggs per piece of toast
Toasted sesame seeds optional, use leftovers from our beet hummus recipe
¼ cup White vinegar or apple cider vinegar