Muffulettas

Ingredients

Instructions

Vinaigrette

  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 10 large pitted green olives, chopped
  • 1/3 cup pitted, chopped kalamata olives
  • 1/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Meats and Cheeses

  • 4 ounces thinly sliced ham
  • 4 ounces thinly sliced salami
  • 4 ounces sliced provolone
  • 4 ounces sliced turkey
  • 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 ounces spinach

Bread

  • Round or loaf of french/italian bread, 7" round or small loaf and 3 inches high.
Whisk the first 3 ingredients in a large bowl to blend. Gradually blend in the oil. Stir in the olives and roasted peppers. Season the vinaigrette, to taste, with salt and pepper.

Cut the top 1-inch of the bread loaf. Set the top aside. Hollow out the bottom and top halves of the bread. Spread some of the olive and roasted pepper mix over the bread bottom and cut side of the bread top. Layer the meats and cheeses in the bread bottom. Top with the onions, then the spinach. Spread the remaining olive and roasted pepper mix on top of the sandwich and carefully cover with the bread top.

Can serve the sandwich immediately or you can wrap the entire sandwich tightly in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator a day before serving.

Cut the sandwich into wedges or slices and serve.