New Orleans Muffuletta Sandwich
From peetabear 14 years ago
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- Serves 0
this is the discription of the sandwich.......The muffufletta sandwiches' nickname is simply “muff.” These sandwiches can be found all over New Orleans from delis to pool halls and the corner grocery stores. Read more It is considered as much a signature sandwich of New Orleans as the Po' Boy Sandwich. It is an Italian sandwich that consists of a round loaf of bread (about 10 inches across) filled with Italian salami, olive salad, cheese, Italian ham, and freshly minced garlic. They key ingredient is the olive salad which gives the sandwich its special flavor and makes it appealing to the eye. A true Muffuletta Sandwich must always be served at room temperature, never toasted; it is considered blasphemy to heat the sandwich. Imagine a sandwich that is almost as wide as a Frisbee and so wide that it is hard to bite into. Photo courtesy of Jay's Marketplace in St. Petersburg, FL See less
Ingredients
- 1 round loaf Muffuletta bread, 10-inch in diameter* shopping list
- Olive Salad (see recipe below) shopping list
- extra-virgin olive oil or juice from Olive Salad shopping list
- 2 ounces salami, thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 ounces Italian ham, thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 ounces provolone cheese, thinly sliced shopping list
- * Italian bread may be substituted. Check out my Muffuletta Bread recipe shopping list
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- OLIVE SALAD: shopping list
- 2/3 cup pitted and coarsely chopped green olives shopping list
- 2/3 cup pitted and coarsely chopped kalamata olives shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped pimiento shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 anchovy fillet, mashed shopping list
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained and rinsed shopping list
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves shopping list
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano leaves shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper shopping list
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
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- In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients and then allow the flavors to mingle for at least 1 hour prior to serving. Store, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to use. shopping list
How to make it
- Make Muffuletta Bread and make Olive Salad. Cut bread in half crosswise and scoop out about half of the soft dough from top and bottom pieces (this is to provide more room for the sandwich ingredients).
- Brush the inside bottom of loaf with olive oil or juice from the Olive Salad marinade.
- Layer salami, Italian ham and Provolone cheese on the bottom piece.
- Top with as much Olive Salad as will fit without spilling out.
- Add top of loaf and press down slightly. Slice in quarters and serve. Always serve the Muffuletta Sandwich at room temperature, never toasted.
- Makes 1 to 4 servings, depending on the appetite.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Now you're making me home sick! I grew up visiting my grandparents in New Orleans. We either ate Muffuletas or Poor Boys! Then if I was really good we would go to Cafe DuMonde for Beignets and when I got older I got to have Cafe au Lait! Yummmmmm...more
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"5"FORK!!!!! for sharing
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