Hi Jillelaine! This is the one we've used since we got back from our first trip to N.O. many,...
many years ago. Ever time I make it, it gets raves.
Muffaletta
1 cup large brined green olives
1 cup Greek olives
½ cup olive oil
1 cup finely chopped flat leaf parsley
½ cup chopped roasted red peppers
1 tsp dried oregano
Juice of ½ lemon
Freshly ground black pepper t t
1 round Italian Bread approximately 8-10 inches
2 cups shredded greens (curly endive)
½ lb. Sweet Italian salami (mortadella) thinly sliced
½ lb. Spicy Italian hard salami (soppressatta0 thinly sliced
½ lb. Provolone
In a mixing bowl, combine olives, oil, parsley, red peppers, oregano, lemon juice and pepper. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Cut the bread in half horizontally and pull out some of the soft dough in the middle. Brush both sides of the bread generously with the marinade using it all. Place half of the salad in the hollow of one piece of bread. Add layers of the greens, then sweet salami, cheese, hard salami and remaining greens.
Finally, heap the remaining olive salad on the other half of the loaf. Press the two halves together and wrap in plastic wrap. Put the loaf in the refrigerator covered with a plate and weight it with a 5 lb. Bag of flour or several unopened cans. Let it rest for at least 30 min to 1 hour or until you are ready to serve.
Cut in wedges.