Skip the oatmeal and avocado toast and dig into this easy and healthy Avocado Breakfast Bowl (without bread) instead! This gluten-free savory breakfast bowl is loaded with whole grains, protein, and fiber, in the form of creamy avocado, spinach, green onion, quinoa, and topped with a fried egg, Everything Bagel seasoning, and sriracha sauce.
Avocado breakfast bowls are popular all year round. This Avocado breakfast bowl with quinoa is sort of like a breakfast salad and the perfect way to get a couple of your "5 a day fruits and vegetables" in before lunch! This recipe was inspired by my Avocado Toast (#2 under breakfast) (which I eat several times a week) and pairs well Old Fashioned Fruit Salad (with Honey Lime Dressing).
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- 🥘Ingredient Notes
- 📖 Variations & Substitutions
- 🔪Step-by-Step: How to Make an Avocado Breakfast Bowl
- 🎥 Video
- Expert Recipe Tips
- 🌡️Storage
- Top tip
- 👪 Serving Size
- 🔢WW Points
- 🥗 What to Serve with this Avocado Breakfast Bowl
- ❔Recipe FAQs
- 📋More Healthy Breakfast Ideas without Bread
- 📋Avocado Breakfast Bowl (without bread) recipe
🥘Ingredient Notes
I tried to keep this Avocado breakfast (without bread) recipe simple (like my avocado toast) and lower-calorie, using ingredients you'd typically have on hand. However, you can add in other ingredients if you wish (see variations and substitutions)
- Quinoa.Though technically a seed, Quinoa is classified as a whole grain and is a good source of plant protein and fiber. One cup of cooked provides about 8 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber. Unlike some plant proteins, quinoa is a complete protein, meaning that it contains all nine essential amino acids that our bodies cannot make on their own.
- Everything Bagel Seasoning. You may need to add more to your preference, but this depends on the brand, as some are saltier than others. If you are watching your salt intake, be sure to check the sodium content on the bottle. There are a few lower sodium versions available and Mrs. Dash now makes a salt-free version called "Everything but the salt". (affiliate link).
*Please see recipe card for full list of ingredients and quantities
📖 Variations & Substitutions
- Spinach - you can use baby spinach, mixed greens or micro greens instead
- Quinoa - you could use brown rice instead
- Eggs -you may prefer hard-boiled eggs, soft-boiled eggs, or scrambled eggs, to a fried egg with runny egg yolk, especially if you are making this as a meal prep and/or taking this on the go for breakfast.
- Sriracha sauce - you can use another kind of hot sauce, if you prefer
- Add-ins - light or fat-free feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, black beans, refried beans, a little olive oil, fresh lime juice
- Everything Bagel seasoning - If you don't have Everything Bagel seasoning, try a sprinkle of sesame seeds, sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, chili flakes, or a dash of smoked paprika for a different flavor.
🔪Step-by-Step: How to Make an Avocado Breakfast Bowl
Prep: Cook quinoa as per package directions. Generally, it is 1:1.5 quinoa to water ratio, cooked for 10-12 minutes (bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes or so). It doubles in volume, so you'll need to cook ½ cup of quinoa for this recipe. *But be sure to check package directions
- Step 1: Place a cup of quinoa in the bottom of a bowl.
- Step 2: Add chopped spinach and green onions.
- Step 3: Then add sliced avocado (half of the avocado) *See VIDEO below for slicing avocado
- Step 4: Sprinkle with some or all of the Everything bagel seasoning.
- Step 5: Fry an egg over medium heat, sunny side up, and place on top of quinoa and veggies in bowl.
- Step 6: Drizzle with sriracha sauce and sprinkle on a little more seasoning, if desired. Then mix it all together and dig in!
🎥 Video
If you want to use a nice-looking, quick, and easy method of slicing avocado, watch this video on slicing a pretty avocado! It's the method I use.
Expert Recipe Tips
- Use pre-cooked quinoa for convenience - Cooking quinoa ahead of time saves precious minutes in the morning.
- Season your quinoa for extra flavor - Instead of cooking quinoa in plain water, try using low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth.
- Choose ripe but firm avocados - For the best texture, use an avocado that yields slightly to gentle pressure but isn't overly soft.
- Cook your egg to your preference - A runny yolk makes the bowl creamy and delicious, but if you're meal prepping or packing it to go, consider soft-boiled or hard-boiled eggs to avoid mess.
- Add a crunch element - For extra texture, sprinkle on toasted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, or crushed nuts.
- Adjust the spice level - Sriracha adds a nice kick, but you can use a milder hot sauce, chili flakes, or even a drizzle of balsamic glaze for a less spicy option.
- Prevent avocado browning if prepping ahead - If you must prep avocado in advance, toss it with a little lemon or lime juice to slow oxidation, and keep it in an airtight container.
- Bulk it up for a heartier meal - If you want this to be a brunch bowl, add extras like black beans, cherry tomatoes, or light feta cheese to make it more filling.
🌡️Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 1 day, as avocado will start to brown if left any longer. You can make this recipe a day or two in advance, but I'd recommend cutting the avocado just prior to serving.
These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing .
You can make the quinoa in advance - it will last 3-5 days in the fridge in a sealed container and freeze well for up to 2-3 months.
Top tip
If possible, don't cut the avocados until right before you are going to use them. And if you need to store half an avocado, be sure to keep the pit in the avocado half (it will slow the browning process).
👪 Serving Size
This Avocado, Quinoa, and Egg Breakfast bowl recipe makes 1 serving and it's a pretty big serving so you can split it in half with someone (just cook an extra egg), depending on your appetite. Or you can half the recipe.
If you're serving more people, you can double or triple the recipe by clicking on the serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.
🔢WW Points
This simple breakfast bowl recipe is 9 WW points because although quinoa is a whole grain, and avocados contain healthy fats, they are a little high in points. You can use less quinoa and less avocado if you don't want to take a big ww points hit.
However, if I'm going to have this for brunch on a weekend, I will eat a piece of fruit (like a banana) when I first get up then have this later on and it keeps me full up until dinner. Therefore, it ends up being only 9 points for breakfast AND lunch!
To make this lower in WW points: You can reduce the quinoa portion or use less avocado to lower the points. Adding more leafy greens or a few cherry tomatoes will bulk it up without adding many points.
🥗 What to Serve with this Avocado Breakfast Bowl
This avocado breakfast bowl is a pretty filling bowl on its own, but if you're looking to share it and/or have something alongside it, I recommend serving it with a lighter side such as this Old Fashioned Fruit Salad or Air Fryer Turkey Sausages.
It also pairs exceptionally well with this Chocolate Marble Biscotti (shown above).
❔Recipe FAQs
Eggs and avocado with fresh veggies and quinoa make for a really healthy breakfast that's loaded with protein, healthy fat, and fiber.
Yes, this bowl can be enjoyed warm or cold. If you prefer it cold, cook the quinoa ahead, chill it, and then assemble the bowl straight from the fridge. I would also recommend using a hard-boiled egg.
Yes! Simply omit the egg or replace it with a plant-based alternative, such as scrambled tofu or tempeh.
It works well for partial meal prep. You can cook and portion the quinoa and chop the greens ahead of time (this is what I do). For the best taste and texture, add the avocado, seasoning, and cooked egg fresh each morning.
If you must cut the avocado ahead of time, squeeze some fresh lemon or lime juice over the slices, wrap them tightly with plastic wrap, and store in an airtight container. This will slow the browning process, though it's still best to slice just before eating.
If you're looking for avocado breakfast ideas without bread, you'll love this savory avocado bowl!
And be sure to try my vegetarian Breakfast Mushroom Melt!
📋More Healthy Breakfast Ideas without Bread
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📋Avocado Breakfast Bowl (without bread) recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- ¼ cup green onions
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- ½ whole avocado
- ¼ teaspoon everything bagel seasoning *add more to your taste
- 1 fried egg
- 3 teaspoon sriracha sauce add more or less to your taste
Instructions
- Prep: Cook quinoa as per package directions. Generally, it is 1:1.5 quinoa to water, cooked for 10-12 minutes (bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes or so). It doubles in volume, so you'll need to cook ½ cup of quinoa for this recipe. *But be sure to check package directions1 cup quinoa
- Place a cup of quinoa in the bottom of a bowl.
- Add chopped spinach and green onions.1 cup fresh spinach
- Then add avocado slices and sprinkle with some or all of the Everything bagel seasoning.½ whole avocado, ¼ teaspoon everything bagel seasoning
- Fry and egg and place on top of quinoa and veggies in bowl.1 fried egg
- Drizzle with sriracha sauce and sprinkle on a little more seasoning, if desired.3 teaspoon sriracha sauce
Notes
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- Use pre-cooked quinoa for convenience - Cooking quinoa ahead of time saves precious minutes in the morning.
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- Season your quinoa for extra flavor - Instead of cooking quinoa in plain water, try using low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth.
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- Choose ripe but firm avocados - For the best texture, use an avocado that yields slightly to gentle pressure but isn't overly soft.
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- Cook your egg to your preference - A runny yolk makes the bowl creamy and delicious, but if you're meal prepping or packing it to go, consider soft-boiled or hard-boiled eggs to avoid mess.
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- Add a crunch element - For extra texture, sprinkle on toasted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, or crushed nuts.
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- Adjust the spice level - Sriracha adds a nice kick, but you can use a milder hot sauce, chili flakes, or even a drizzle of balsamic glaze for a less spicy option.
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- Prevent avocado browning if prepping ahead - If you must prep avocado in advance, toss it with a little lemon or lime juice to slow oxidation, and keep it in an airtight container.
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- Bulk it up for a heartier meal - If you want this to be a brunch bowl, add extras like black beans, cherry tomatoes, or light feta cheese to make it more filling.
Terri Gilson
This Avocado Breakfast Bowl is such a fun twist on the usual breakfast fare, packing in whole grains, protein, and fiber without any gluten. I love how the creamy avocado pairs with the nutty quinoa and the kick from the sriracha. The fried egg on top makes it feel indulgent, while the Everything Bagel seasoning adds that perfect flavor boost.
It's simple to throw together with ingredients I usually have around, but you can easily mix it up when you're feeling creative. Plus, getting some veggies in before lunch always makes me feel like I'm starting the day right!