As we all know, sandwiches usually involve some sort of meat.

And when they (by some miracle) don’t involve meat, they most definitely got some cheese going on.

Helloooo grilled cheese!

But sometimes you may want a meat-free, healthy array of ingredients smooshed between your two slices of carby deliciousness minus the cheesetopia.

Shaking your head?

Okay I get it.

But what I’m trying to say is, you can enjoy a meat-free, dairy-free sandwich while simultaneously filling your belly up.

This sandwich is much more than just a few leaves of lettuce and a slice of tomato getting all cozy between two pieces of whole grain bread.

In fact, this sandwich involves a generous layer of creamy mashed avocado, plus a flavorful layer of roasted dino kale gently folded into mashed sweet potato with nutritional yeast and a pinch of salt (to help bring out all the savory loveliness).

You get healthy fats, veggies, and whole grains all in one!

There’s some protein in there too, but obviously not quite as much as a turkey sandwich, for example.

Well now that’s just an excuse to make this a complete meal by throwing some crisp apple slices with a generous blob of almond butter on your plate!

P.S. I roast sweet potatoes, regular russets, squash, and kale (I almost burned mine this time around, whoops… don’t text and cook peeps) during the beginning of the week then have a bunch of cooked healthy ish in my fridge ready to go for times when I’m feeling extra lazy and cheese-inspired but also wanting to be nice to my semi-existent abs… which in fact are becoming less apparent now that my short-lived tan is fading into that pasty Seattle pale that always manages to camouflage any muscle toneage.

P.P.S. Some sweet caramelized onions would be a wonderful addition to this sandwich.

P.P.P.S. I loooveee Rudi’s organic double fiber sandwich bread (and no they’re not giving me moolah for saying that) but you do you. Use gluten-free bread to make this sandwich gluten-free, of course.

P.P.P.P.S. Make sure your kale is in small enough pieces before you mix it in with the sweet potato because it might be a little difficult to chew when you’re trying to bite off a piece of your carby work of art.