Monster Muffaletta
A muffuletta is a traditional Italian sandwich typically made with Italian deli meat, cheese and a marinated olive salad. This version uses mortadella, salami and capocollo, which each have a distinct taste that comes from the process of curing the meat.
Prep time:
Yield: 8 sandwiches
Serving size: 8
Calories per serving: 168
Ingredients:
Yield: 8 sandwiches
Serving size: 8
Calories per serving: 168
2 loaves boule or Italian round about 9 inches sesame seeds on top preferred
1 pound thinly sliced aged provolone cheese
1 pound thinly sliced mortadella
1 pound thinly sliced genoa salami
1 pound thinly sliced hot capicola
Olive Salad recipe follows
1 cup olives oil-packed black olives pitted
1 cup green olives green olives pitted
1/2 cup olive oil olive oil
1/2 cup roasted red peppers drained
1/4 cup capers capers drained
1/4 cup red wine vinegar red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon sugar sugar
black pepper Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
Cut the loaves in half horizontally. Drizzle some of the olive salad liquid on the bottom halves. Dividing everything by two, layer the cheese, mortadella, genoa, capicola and then the Olive Salad on top. Cover with the top halves, and then cut into pie-shaped wedges and serve to the masses.
Add the black olives, green olives, olive oil, roasted red peppers, capers, vinegar, crushed red pepper and sugar to a food processor and pulse until uniform but still coarse, about 10 times. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Source: foodnetwork.com
Add the black olives, green olives, olive oil, roasted red peppers, capers, vinegar, crushed red pepper and sugar to a food processor and pulse until uniform but still coarse, about 10 times. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Source: foodnetwork.com
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