Meatless Muffuletta Panini

You can have your muffaletta without all the meat, but with all the flavor! Adapted from Rachael Ray's 30 Minute Meals! Feel free to add more if you like. Perhaps some marinated mushrooms, pepperoncini, veggie bacon, other cheeses, tomato slices, etc.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  pitted green olives
• 1⁄2 cup pitted black olives
• 1  cup  giardiniera, drained (pickled cauliflower, carrot and hot pepper mix)
• 4  sesame seed rolls (or cornmeal Kaiser rolls, French bread etc.)
• 8  slices  sharp provolone cheese
• 1  cup  marinated artichoke hearts, thinly sliced
• 2  roasted red peppers, drained and thinly sliced

Directions

1. Preheat griddle or grill to medium-high heat.
2. Place olives and pickled veggies(not roasted red pepper!) in food processor and pulse chop into a relish.
3. Divide the relish among 4 sandwich bottoms and top with a single slice of cheese, sliced artichokes and peppers then add another slice of provolone to each sandwich and press tops in place.
4. Place sandwiches on grill or frying pan on medium heat and press with heavy skillet weighted down with another heavy skillet or a few heavy cans. Press a few minutes on each side till lightly browned, remove, split and serve.