Muffaletta

Best. Sandwich. Ever. This truly is the world’s greatest sandwich, the pinnacle of sandwichian evolution, created by the Central Grocery in New Orleans in 1906. The flavors come together in an eye-rolling crescendo of meat, cheese, & olives that is equalled by few other foods of any type. You can make the olive salad yourself, but you’d be better off ordering it from here or just going down to New Orleans and picking up a jar or two of Central Grocery’s own mix. My recipe may not be entirely traditional, but of all the ways I’ve had this sandwich, only Central Grocery’s is better. IMHO.

Muffaletta
serves 4

a 1-pound ciabatta
1 cup olive salad
1/4 pound capicola
1/4 pound mortadella
1/4 pound salami
1/4 pound provolone

Cut ciabatta in half along the horizontal axis. Spoon olive salad evenly over bottom half. On top of that, layer evenly the remaining ingredients, ending with the cheese. Run under a hot broiler to melt the cheese, top with other half, and cut into four triangles.

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