Sunshine Toast

Like dopamine dressing, but for bread. 🌞

It’s amazing how satisfying it can be to sculpt, and then quickly devour, an edible work of art. Sunshine toast is a mix of beauty, flavour, and nutrients that are guaranteed to brighten your day. The method is simple: source the best bread you can find, cut yourself a nice thick slice, toast to your liking, and top with ingredients that were naturally ripened under the golden rays of the sun. The juicier, plumper, and more colourful the pile, the better.

You can think of it like dopamine dressing—the 2022 fashion trend that’s said to boost your mood—but in this case, you’ll be dressing your bread.

I mentioned last week that I wanted to try eating more seasonally. With a thriving farmers market culture here in Victoria, it wasn’t hard to source some incredible ingredients. One might imagine unloading their big canvas tote full of local produce into a salad bowl, but I’m more of a bread-vessel over lettuce-vessel kind of gal. So I piled my bounties high, mixed in a few pantry items, and ended up with some delicious flavour combos. It’s been a tasty week to say the least.

I hope these vibrant plates inspire you to eat more sun soaked goodies from your local area. Here’s to summer’s beautiful abundance and all the sunshine toast options it provides.

The Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Coconut yogurt mixed with a good squeeze of fresh lemon, peach slices, passion fruit, basil leaves, chopped pistachios, and calendula petals.