Roasted Sweet Potato, Goat Cheese & Arugula Sandwiches

By Alqualonde

This sandwich is one of those incredible combinations that's so perfect, you can't believe you never thought of it before: roasted slices of sweet potato, sun-dried tomatoes mixed with goat cheese, a mound of peppery arugula, and chewy wholegrain bread to hold it all together.

Ingredients

• 2 2 1 medium-sized sweet potatoes (3/4 - 1 pound total), scrubbed clean
• 1 1 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 packed cup sun-dried tomatoes
• 3 3 3 ounces goat cheese
• 8 8 8 slices hearty whole-grain artisan sandwich bread
• 1-2 1-2 1-2 teaspoons honey
• 2 2 2 ounces arugula (4 good handfuls)

Details

Adapted from thekitchn.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the oven to 400°F with a rack in the lower-middle of the oven. Brush a baking sheet with some of the olive oil and set aside.

Slice the sweet potatoes into rounds 1/4" to 1/2" thick. Lay them on the baking sheet in a single layer. Brush the tops with more olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Bake until the rounds are browned, tender, and look toasted on the undersides, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool

Meanwhile, if your sun-dried tomatoes were packed in oil, place them in a strainer and rinse them under cool water. Pat dry. Mince the tomatoes into small pieces, and then mash them into the goat cheese in a small bowl. Set aside.

→ Recipe Tip: At this point, all the ingredients can be refrigerated for up to a week and individual sandwiches can be assembled as needed.

To assemble, lay two pieces of bread on your work surface. Spread each slice with a tablespoon of the tomato-goat cheese mixture. Add a layer of sweet potato rounds to one of the slices, overlapping them slightly. Drizzle a little honey over the sweet potatoes. Top with a handful of arugula and the second slice of bread.

Repeat as needed to make more sandwiches. Eat immediately or wrap the sandwiches and eat within 4 hours. The prepared sandwiches can be refrigerated, but the bread will stale quickly if left in the fridge for longer than a few hours.