Muffuletta Paninis

Name: Muffuletta Paninis
Ingredients: 1 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, drained; 1/2 cup chopped Kalamata olives; 1/4 cup diced red onions; 1/4 lemon, juiced; 2 marinated artichoke hearts, drained; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 2 teaspoons capers, drained; 1/2 teaspoon roasted garlic; cooking spray; 8 slices provolone cheese, or to taste; 8 thin slices ham, or to taste; 8 slices Genoa salami, or to taste; 1 loaf crusty Italian bread, sliced

14 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, drained
1/2 cup chopped Kalamata olives
1/4 cup diced red onions
1/4 lemon, juiced
2 marinated artichoke hearts, drained
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons capers, drained
1/2 teaspoon roasted garlic
cooking spray
8 slices provolone cheese, or to taste
8 thin slices ham, or to taste
8 slices Genoa salami, or to taste
1 loaf crusty Italian bread, sliced

Directions

1

Place stuffed olives, Kalamata olives, red onions, lemon juice, artichoke hearts, basil, olive oil, capers, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Refrigerate olive salad 8 hours to overnight.
2

Spray a panini press with cooking spray and preheat the grill.
3

Layer 1 slice provolone cheese, 1 spoonful olive salad, 2 slices ham, 2 slices salami, another spoonful olive salad, and 1 additional slice provolone cheese on 4 slices bread; top with 4 additional slices to create 4 sandwiches. Place sandwiches in the preheated panini press and grill until bread is toasted, 3 to 5 minutes each. Cut sandwiches in half.