MARDI GRAS!--Muffulettas

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Muffulettas

 

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Sandwiches

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 cups olive salad (recipe follows)

6 slices Swiss cheese

6 slices provolone cheese

1 16 oz French bread loaf -- split horizontally

veggie deli slices (optional)

1 " pepperoni " , " ham " , etc.

OLIVE SALAD:

1 1 quart jar pickled vegetables

1 purple onion -- quartered

1 16 oz jar pitted green olives -- drained

2 2.25 oz jars chopped ripe olives -- drained

1/4 cup chopped pepperoncini peppers

2 tablespoons capers

1 tablespoon garlic -- minced

1/2 cup olive oil

1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 7.25 oz jar roasted red peppers, drained -- coarsely chopped

 

For Muffulettas: Spread one cup of Olive Salad evenly on bottom half of

bread; layer as desired with cheeses and veggie deli slices, and spread with

remaining Olive Salad. Cover with bread top. Cut crosswise into sandwiches.

For Olive Salad: Drain pickled vegetables, reserving 1/4 cup of the

liquid.

Pulse pickled vegetables, onion, and next 10 ingredients in a food

processor until coarsely chopped. Stir in reserved vegetable liquid and roasted

red peppers. Cover and chill 8 hours. Chill leftover mixture for up to 2

weeks.

Note: We used mixed pickled vegetables that contained cauliflower, onion,

carrot, pepper, and celery.

 

 

 

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1355 Calories; 94g Fat (62.7% calories

from fat); 74g Protein; 53g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 195mg Cholesterol;

2597mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 8 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit;

13 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : Muffuletta is pronounced " Moof-a-LOTTA " .

 

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