Almost Central Grocery Muffuletta

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups pimento stuffed olives, chopped
• 1 cup ripe olives, chopped
• 2 tablespoons capers, drained
• 3 anchovies, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 1 round loaf italian bread (8 to 10 inches round)
• 1/2 lb mortadella, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb provolone cheese, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb genoa salami, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 combine the olives, capers, anchovies, olive oil, lemon juice, parsley, garlic, and oregano in a bowl.
• 2 cover and chill for 2 to 4 hours.
• 3 to assemble the sandwich, split the loaf of bread in half horizontally.
• 4 take some of the soft insides out of each side.
• 5 brush the inside of the top and bottom shells with excess marinade from the bottom of the olive salad bowl.
• 6 stir the relish to blend and then spoon half onto the bottom round of bread.
• 7 arrange the mortadella slices over the olive salad.
• 8 then layer the provolone and salami.
• 9 mound the remaining olive salad over that and cover with the top shell.
• 10 wrap the sandwich tightly with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
• 11 cut the sandwich into wedges to serve.