Want to win $25,000 for a sandwich recipe? Of course you do. I feel the same way. That’s why I’m entering a sandwich into the Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Contest.
I don’t make a ton of sandwiches so it took me a couple weeks to come up with an idea I felt was good enough to enter into the contest. At first I thought about doing a Mediterranean tuna sandwich or a vegetarian melt but after a little brainstorming I decided to take all my favorite healthy foods and stuff them into a sandwich.
I made the sandwich this weekend and after one bite, I knew it had potential.
The best part… it’s is packed with nutritious super foods and totally EBF approved. Here’s the line-up:
- multi-grain ciabatta bread
- sun-dried tomato olive quinoa tapenade
- massaged kale
- red onion
- goat cheese
- baked sweet potatoes
The tapenade is something I’m really excited about because it involves quinoa. We all know my obsession with this little pseudo grain — I’m hooked on it! Here, it adds a nice texture to the traditional sun-dried tomato olive tapenade and a hearty dose of protein to the sandwich.
Kale is one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet so of course it had to be included.
And the baked sweet potatoes? I figured that I put baked sweet potato chunks in everything from salads to scrambled egg whites so why not add them to my sandwich.
Mezzetta sent me information about the contest along with a few of their products to play around with. I use their products in my kitchen regularly so I was happy to participate. Also, there’s a grand prize of $25,000 involved… did I happen to mention that small little factoid?
Isaac was happy too because he was the official taste tester. Apparently this sandwich is the best sandwich I’ve ever made. I’ll take it!
Okay, enough talking. Here’s the recipe:
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Quick note: Baking your sweet potato and cooking up a batch of quinoa the morning or day before you want to make the sandwich makes the preparation a breeze.
Ingredients
- 1 medium to large sweet potato, baked, cooled, and sliced into 1/4 inch slices
- 2 multi-grain hoagie or ciabatta style rolls
- 3 thin slices red onion
- 1 (4-ounce) container natural chèvre (plain goat cheese)
Massaged Kale
- 2 cups of kale, chopped into bite size peieces
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- sea salt and ground pepper
Sun-dried Tomato Quinoa Tapenade
- 1/2 cup cooked quinoa (cooked ahead of time and chilled)
- 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup Julienne Cut Sun-Ripened Dried Tomatoes (do not rinse)
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
Instructions
- Bake sweet potato. Heat oven to 400°. Pierce sweet potato several times with a fork. Place the sweet potato on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Bake until tender, about 45 minutes. Let cool. (This can be done beforehand, because you want the sweet potato cool enough to handle and slice.)
- Massage kale: Place kale, olive oil and lemon juice, sea salt and pepper in a bowl and massage with your hands until all the kale pieces are covered. Set aside.
- Make tapenade: Place quinoa, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and basil into a food processor. Pulse several times (total of about one minute) or until the mixture has turned into a spread-like consistency. Set aside.
- Build your sandwiches: cut and toast bread, spread a layer of goat cheese on the bottom slices of bread, top with massaged kale and thin slices of red onion.
- Spread a layer of the tapenade on the top slices of bread and top with slices of baked sweet potato. Carefully place top slices of bread onto the bottom slices. Press slightly. Cut sandwich in half and enjoy!
There you have it, the Superfood Sandwich in all her glory! I hope you all love it as much as we do.
Got an awesome sandwich recipe up your sleeve? There’s still time to submit to the Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Contest! Entries are being accepted until September 2. Good luck!
What a delicious sandwich! Love it!
That sounds and looks like an epic sandwich
YUM. What a beautiful sandwich!
Brittany, if you don’t usually do sandwiches, what are your usual choices for lunch ideas? I’m in a big funk with scrambled eggs. Yuck…so sick of them. I’m not into sandwiches either, like you!
oh my goodness brittany! how awesome! i am so crazy proud of you for entering this contest! and your sandwich! wow! i will be making this for sure! i will love it! congrats for such a successful recipe babe!
Looks so unique and the roll you used looks so yummy!
Wow that is a seriously good looking sandwich. Love the idea of the sweet potatos. Good luck in the contest!
All of that superfood in one sandwich AND it looks delicious! That tapenade looks amazingly yummy! Good luck!
Goodness this looks delicious! Everything from the bread to the tapenade to the sweet potatoes is calling my name 🙂 Good luck with the contest!
That looks delicious. An interesting combination of flavors, but I bet they taste great together. Sweet potatoes are yummy anyway you put them!
What a tasty looking sandwich! I am always SO bored with my lunchtime sandwiches and this looks like something I can actually look forward to eating. Great thinking!
Wow, that’s so creative! I’m the least creative person in the kitchen so I love reading other ideas!
Yum!!! Looks like a great vegetarian sandwich. You don’t see those very often!
Wow, what a sandwich! This looks really tasty, and I love that it is PACKED with nutrients!
How funny! I have a sandwich post coming this week too. This one looks amazing! Good luck in the contest!
I love the idea of adding massaged kale instead of lettuce – genius! Looks like a super yummy sandwich!
Awesome looking sandwich and now I’m intrigued to try sweet potato on one 🙂
Love the sound of the sandwich. And never thought of adding quinoa to a tapanade but it seems brilliant — like have to try making one msyelf!!!
YUM! This looks like such a fun, healthy, yummy treat…I think Brian (my new hubby!) would love this sammy!!! Thanks for sharing!
Fabulous looking sandwich and very creative! I’m a quinoa eating fool so I LOVE the idea of quinoa in the tapenade. I could see using all the ingredients in a wrap, too.
I need to try the tapenade. I’m such a sucker for briny things.
Quinoa tapenade! Girl, you’re a genius! I keep coming here for creative ways to eat healthy, and you never let me down! Good luck in the contest 🙂
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This looks delicious. At first you might wonder if it will be filling enough, but you can always add more sweet potato! I never really cooked with them before and recently discovered them. I use them all the time now. Never thought of putting it in a sandwich!
Good luck in the contest.
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WHOA now that’s a sandwich!!! And a quinoa tapenade? Sign. me. up. Absolutely loving your site!! 🙂