Recipe

Muffaletta

Muffaletta

Photo by Kevin

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Brown Bag Lunch
  • Chef

    Kevin's Notes: By most accounts the muffaletta was invented at Central Grocery in New Orleans. It has since joined the various Po' Boys as a city staple. The key to it is the olive salad, and it's an outstanding...

    Expand

Serves 4

  1. Drain all ingredients. Place everything in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Refrigerate overnight.

    Ask a question about this step
  2. Mixture will keep for six months sealed in a glass jar in the refrigerator.

    Ask a question about this step
  1. Spread olive salad on the bottom of each section of bread. (Note: It must be on the bottom so the bread will absorb the juices.)

    Ask a question about this step
  2. Array one fourth of each remaining ingredient over the salad.

    Ask a question about this step
  3. Place top slice if bread on sandwich.

    Ask a question about this step
  4. For best results, wrap each sandwich tightly in plastic wrap and let it meld for a couple of hours or as long as 8 hours.

    Ask a question about this step
  5. *Note: Central Grocery uses a round, rather flat loaf of bread about 8-inches in diameter and sells whole and half sandwiches (although a quarter is perfect for most people). This bread is denser than most Italian bread and I've had a sandwich that was 24 hours old (brought to me by a friend) that was perfect.

    Ask a question about this step

1 Comment on Muffaletta

Reply

love ur pic
now there are 4 muffulettas up for this contest
obviously an inspired idea :)

Meet our Hotliners:

merrill

Img_1337_2

Merrill is a co-founder of food52.

merrill answered Do i have to you heavy cream or half and half for pasta primavera? 2 days ago