{{ :recipes:new_orleans_muffuletta.jpg?direct&200|}} ====== New Orleans Muffuletta ====== /* Description */ **Why this recipe works:** We wanted to do this iconic Southern sandwich justice, so we started with (semi) homemade bread. Store-bought pizza dough bakes up into puffy rounds of bread, and we topped it with sesame seeds just like at Central Grocery in New Orleans. The traditional meats and cheeses—mortadella, salami, hot capicola for kick, and provolone cheese—are layered into the split loaves along with the signature ingredient: olive salad. Ours is a briny, bright combination of olives, capers, giardiniera, garlic, herbs and spices, and just a splash of vinegar for extra tang. {(rater>id=100|name=recipes:new_orleans_muffuletta|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** °|**Yield:** 8 servings|| |**Prep:** 0:00|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 0:00| ====== Ingredients ====== * 2 (1-pound) balls pizza dough * 2 cups drained jarred giardiniera * 1 cup pimento-stuffed green olives * 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives * 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed * 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar * 1 garlic clove, minced * 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano * 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes * 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme * 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil * 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley * 1 large egg, lightly beaten * 5 teaspoons sesame seeds * 4 ounces thinly sliced Genoa salami * 6 ounces thinly sliced aged provolone cheese * 6 ounces thinly sliced mortadella * 4 ounces thinly sliced hot capicola ====== Directions ====== - Form dough balls into 2 tight round balls on oiled baking sheet, cover loosely with greased plastic wrap, and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour. - Meanwhile, pulse giardiniera, green olives, kalamata olives, capers, vinegar, garlic, oregano, pepper flakes, and thyme in food processor until coarsely chopped, about 6 pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Transfer to bowl and stir in oil and parsley. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. (Olive salad can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.) - Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Keeping dough balls on sheet, flatten each into 7-inch disk. Brush tops of disks with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake until golden brown and loaves sound hollow when tapped, 18 to 20 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through baking. Transfer loaves to wire rack and let cool completely, about 1 hour. (Loaves can be wrapped in plastic and stored at room temperature for up to 24 hours.) - Slice loaves in half horizontally. Spread one-fourth of olive salad on cut side of each loaf top and bottom, pressing firmly with rubber spatula to compact. Layer 2 ounces salami, 1 1/2 ounces provolone, 3 ounces mortadella, 1 1/2 ounces provolone, and 2 ounces capicola in order on each loaf bottom. Cap with loaf tops and individually wrap sandwiches tightly in plastic. - Place baking sheet on top of sandwiches and weigh down with heavy Dutch oven or two 5-pound bags of flour or sugar for 1 hour, flipping sandwiches halfway through pressing. Unwrap and slice each sandwich into quarters and serve. (Pressed, wrapped sandwiches can be refrigerated for up to 24 hours. Bring to room temperature before serving.) ====== Notes ====== * You will need one 16-ounce jar of giardiniera to yield 2 cups drained; our favorite brand is Pastene. 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