Muffaletta

Name: Muffaletta
Ingredients: Olive Salad; 1 cup pimento-stuffed Spanish olives; 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives; 1/2 cup pitted Sicilian-style green olives; 1/2 cup giardiniera (Italian pickled vegetables); 1/4 cup pepperoncini; 1/4 cup pickled onions; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 lg. clove garlic, chopped; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 tablespoon capers; 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; Sandwich; 1 loaf Italian bread, split in half and cut into quarters*; 1 cup olive salad; 1/4 pound sliced ham; 1/4 pound sliced mortadella; 1/4 pound sliced Genoa salami; 1/4 pound sliced mozarella; 1/4 pound sliced provolone

21 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

Olive Salad
1 cup pimento-stuffed Spanish olives
1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives
1/2 cup pitted Sicilian-style green olives
1/2 cup giardiniera (Italian pickled vegetables)
1/4 cup pepperoncini
1/4 cup pickled onions
1/4 cup olive oil
1 lg. clove garlic, chopped
1 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon capers
1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Sandwich
1 loaf Italian bread, split in half and cut into quarters*
1 cup olive salad
1/4 pound sliced ham
1/4 pound sliced mortadella
1/4 pound sliced Genoa salami
1/4 pound sliced mozarella
1/4 pound sliced provolone

Directions

1

Drain all ingredients. Place everything in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Refrigerate overnight.
2

Mixture will keep for six months sealed in a glass jar in the refrigerator.
3

Spread olive salad on the bottom of each section of bread. (Note: It must be on the bottom so the bread will absorb the juices.)
4

Array one fourth of each remaining ingredient over the salad.
5

Place top slice if bread on sandwich.
6

For best results, wrap each sandwich tightly in plastic wrap and let it meld for a couple of hours or as long as 8 hours.
7

*Note: Central Grocery uses a round, rather flat loaf of bread about 8-inches in diameter and sells whole and half sandwiches (although a quarter is perfect for most people). This bread is denser than most Italian bread and I've had a sandwich that was 24 hours old (brought to me by a friend) that was perfect.