muffaletta sandwich

Hearty and filling, this Muffaletta Sandwich is packed full of meats, cheeses and an olive spread encased in a soft round white bread.

Muffaletta Sandwich

giardiniera (drained)

olives

kalamata olives (drained)

olive oil

red wine vinegar

bread

provolone cheese

deli Genoa salami

prosciutto

mozzarella

Place the giardiniera, green olives, kalamata olives, olive oil, and vinegar into a food processor. Process until it is almost a paste, set aside.

Cut the bread about ⅔ up from the bottom all the way across. Take out most of the bread from the bottom half, leaving about ½ inch thickness of bread left.

Add half of the olive spread, and spread it out evenly.

Layer the provolone cheese.

Then continue layering with the ham, salami, and prosciutto.

Finish it off with the mozzarella.

Take the top of the bread and once again scoop out most of the bread leaving a ½ inch of the bread inside. Spread the remaining olive mixture onto the bread then place it cut side down onto the sandwich.

Wrap it tightly with plastic wrap a few times so it is completely encased. Place it on a sheet tray and put something heavy on top like a 6 pack of beer or a heavy skillet. Place it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to chill or even best overnight.

Remove the plastic wrap and cut into wedges, serve immediately.

This muffuletta sandwich recipe is made in the authentic New Orlean's style! Flavorful and delicious, your muffuletta can be prepared in minutes so you can enjoy it any time of day.

New Orleans Muffuletta Recipe

Italian bread

Olive Salad

lb Genoa Salami (6-8 slices)

lb Mortadella (4-6 slices)

lb Sliced Mozzarella (3-4 thin slices)

lb Provolone (3-4 thin slices)

Slice the round bread in half and open both sides on a flat surface.

Brush both inner sides of the bread with oil from the Olive Salad or extra virgin olive oil, go a little heavier on the bottom.

Begin layering thre ham, salami, and mortadella on the bottom half of the bread. Top with cheeses.

Next, add the olive salad from the center out and spread it, leaving about a half-inch around the edge. Place the top half of the bread over the olive mixture, and press down to let the bread absorb the olive salad juices. 

Using a bread knife, slice into 4 to 6 wedges. 

Optional: place the whole sandwich, before slicing, on a large baking sheet, and toast/warm-up in a 350F preheated oven for about 5 minutes. 

I have used several different olive salads for use on salads &amp; sandwiches, I noticed a new olive salad at Rouses Grocery I hadn’t seen before &amp; decided to try it. Actually it is Central Grocery Olive 
Salad, made by them &amp; it’s TERRIFIC.

I tried this last year. My family loved it. My son said “ mom it can’t get better then this” this is really Good!”  So I thank you very much for sharing and now I share your recipes to my niece. Love it.

I'm 8 I made this for my family, It was great!!!!

Great recipe!  Made it yesterday a couple hours before dinner, wrapped it in saran wrap and weighted it down to flatten it, then cooked in my George Foreman grill, all of I know takes it from a true muffaletta to a muffaletta/panini hybrid, but it was GOOD!  To finish up my New Orleans (I'm in Chicago) menu. I also made oyster stew and had some leftover corn salad which I realized was kinda like maque choux.

thanks for sharing this with us…i will try to make this wonderful Recipe…

It's a great recipe for New Orleans Muffuletta Sandwich. Easy to follow to make for my son. he loves it much. thank you for sharing!

Wow, these were huge! We really enjoyed and there are lots of leftovers for tomorrow.

Wow.  I had to substitute good ol' bologna for the mortadella as there was no mortadella at our local deli.  The deli manager told me there is a shortage of mortadella because of the pandemic.  It is one of the most complex Italian meat coldcuts to make.  Hope it makes a reappearance soon.  This is a wonderful sandwich nonetheless.   Excellent.

Your recipe is wonderful.  Brings back Central Grocery (one of my favorite things about New Orleans).  I looked at the Boscoli olive salad and saw that it was mostly canola oil with a small amount of olive oil.  Apparently there is another version that is 100% olive oil - however the person who mentioned it said it was 128 oz. size.  I love olive salad, but not that much.  Maybe you haven't bought it since they changed.  Since the Central Grocery brand has soybean oil it doesn't seem much better.  Would it work if I drain all the oil out of the jar and replace it with good olive oil?  Thanks for your help.

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Authentic New Orleans Muffuletta Recipe

Make the iconic New Orleans muffaletta at home with homemade olive spread, Italian meats, and cheese. Let it marinate overnight for the best flavor!

Authentic Muffaletta Sandwich with Homemade Olive Salad

(8-inch) rustic round loaf of bread

(150 g) half mild, half hot genoa salami, sliced

(200 g) mortadella, sliced

(100 g) coppa, sliced

(120 g) provolone, sliced

(250 ml) black olives, chopped

(250 ml) green olives, chopped

celery,

½ shallot, finely chopped

garlic, finely minced

pepperoncini peppers, chopped with seeds in

giardiniera pickles, chopped

parsley

extra virgin olive oil

pepperoncini pickling liquid

black pepper,

Make olive salad.

Chop and mix the olive salad ingredients. Adjust seasoning with more vinegar or pickling liquid to taste.

Prep bread.

Cut the loaf in half and remove some of the crumb from both sides to make space for filling.

Spread olive salad.

Evenly spread olive salad on both bread halves.

Layer meats and cheese.

Start with mortadella, placing half on the bottom and half on the top half of the loaf. Repeat with coppa and salami, alternating mild and hot salami on each side. Finish by layering all the cheese on one side.

Wrap and rest.

Wrap the sandwich tightly and refrigerate overnight. Optionally, weigh it down to help the ingredients meld together.

Slice and serve.

Unwrap, slice, and enjoy cold, at room temperature, or wrap in foil and heat in a 350°F oven until the cheese melts (about 20-30 mins).

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