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This is buttered toast (with Earth Balance vegan butter). But, I used just ½ measured teaspoon of butter for BOTH slices. I'll explain.
I like to experiment between no oil, minimal oil (typically used as a seasoning), and compare that to standard fat and oil consumption. What I've learned is that it takes a TINY FRACTION of the typical oil amounts to create that pleasurable mouthfeel and taste. In just days-to-weeks you can retrain parts of your taste preferences, which is really quite remarkable.
A teaspoon of chili oil, thinly sliced scallions, and a can of rinsed butter beans is perhaps one of the simplest examples I have of a small amount of oil going a LONG WAY! You can do that same thing with no oil and converting some of the bean liquid into chili spiced liquid, but for people looking to eat better the appeal will just not be there.
I'm not trying to convince the no oil folks to add oil, actually the opposite, I'm trying to show that you CAN reduce your oil intake if you want to (and replace that with some extra veg 😋 to keep yourself powered on!).
Oh, and for the toast, I just used a spatula to spread ½ tsp Earth Balance butter into a skillet, set two pieces of bread down, toasted until browned, flipped, and browned the other side. Yes, you could just dry toast it, but as I was saying, if you're supplanting an experience, start experimenting and you may be surprised how different things are than you used to think.