Muffaletta Salad

19 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • Olive Salad Dressing
  • 1/2 cup green olives; finely minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano; minced
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons garlic; finely minced
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • The salad
  • 4 slices of bread (1 per person)
  • 1 garlic clove; minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano; minced
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 large handfuls of lettuce per person
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced genoa salami
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced Italian ham
  • 1/4 pound cubed mortadella
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced provolone cheese

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine all salad dressing ingredients in a pint mason jar. Shake well to infuse. Set aside.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. 3
    In a small saute pan, heat olive oil with minced garlic clove over low heat until oil is infused with garlic. Set oil aside.
  4. 4
    Cut slices of bread into 1/2 inch cubes. Toss with garlic oil and fresh oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. 5
    Spread croutons on a greased baking sheet and bake until the croutons are dry and crispy, about 15 to 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
  6. 6
    Once croutons are dry, pull out of oven and set aside.
  7. 7
    To assemble the salad, lay down one or two handfuls of lettuce per person, then top the salad with the salami, ham, mortadella, provolone cheese, and the croutons.
  8. 8
    Drizzle the top of the salad with the olive dressing.

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