Central Grocery's Muffuletta

Submitted by Alan in SW Florida

"The New Orleans classic!! Make ahead and chill."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 4 medium celery ribs, finely chopped (about 1 1/4 cups)
• 1 cup drained giardiniera, finely chopped (Italian mixed, pickled vegetables)
• 1 cup loosely packed fresh parsley, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup pitted green olives, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 loaf round soft French bread (10-inch diameter, about 1 pound) or 1 Italian bread, cut horizontally in half (10-inch diameter, about 1 pound)
• 6 ounces thinly sliced smoked ham
• 6 ounces thinly sliced provolone cheese
• 6 ounces thinly sliced genoa salami

directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine celery, giardiniera, parsley, olives, olive oil, black pepper, and garlic. Set aside.
2. Remove a 1" layer of soft center of bread from both halves to make room for the filling. On bottom half of bread, spread half of the olive mixture; top with the ham, cheese, salami, and remaining olive mixture. Replace top half of bread; press halves together.
3. Wrap sandwich tightly in plastic wrap, then in foil, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
4. Cut into 8 wedges and serve.

Reviews

[John I.]

This may be a good Muffuletta, but it doesn't have mortadella, therefore it is not Central Grocery's recipe.

 

[WorkingMom2three]

I can only put 3 stars because I ordered the olive salad from the Central Grocery. One thing that is left out from this recipe is the capers - I would suggest adding at least 2T for the amount of salad that this makes. Also, the Central Grocery version has lots of dried spices in the mix, I'm thinking basil & oregeno for sure (the ingredients just list "herbs and spices). I don't have the ingredients in front of me, but I'm pretty sure there is some vinegar in the mix also. When I made the sandwich and wrapped it, it still leaked out of the wrap - it is very messy with the oil dripping out of it. If I do it again, I'm going to try to drain the salad more. Oops, almost forgot, the salad has black olives in it too!

 

[amynuerm]

This is a great recipe. Great for tailgating as everything is already put together.