The Muffuletta

Ingredients

• 1 12 cups pimento-stuffed green olives, drained
• 34 cup black olives, drained and lightly chopped
• 1 cup italian pickled vegetables (Gardiniera)
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 14 cup celery, chopped small
• 14 cup baby carrots, chopped small
• 2 large fresh garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (12 ounce) jar cocktail onions, drained
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley, finely chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) jar pepperoncini peppers, drained and roughly chopped
• 12 teaspoon kosher salt
• 12 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• 1 12 cups extra virgin olive oil (use the GOOD stuff)
• 4 loaves Italian bread (with toasted sesame seeds on top) or 4 loaves muffuletta bread
• 1 lb ham, thinly sliced
• 1 lb mortadella, thinly sliced
• 1 lb hard genoa salami, thinly sliced
• 1 lb swiss cheese, thinly sliced
• 1 lb provolone cheese, thinly sliced