New Orleans Muffuletta

Name: New Orleans Muffuletta
Prep time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: Sandwich
Ingredients: 1 round 9- to 10-inch sesame muffuletta loaf; 1 cup olive salad, well mixed with its oil; 4 oz (115 g) Genoa salami; 4 oz (115 g) ham; 4 oz (115 g) mortadella; 4 oz (115 g) capicola; 6 slices provolone; 6 slices Swiss cheese; For quick olive salad if needed: 1/2 cup chopped green olives, 1/2 cup chopped Kalamata olives, 1/2 cup drained giardiniera, 1 small celery stalk, 1 garlic clove, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, 1/3 cup olive oil, 1/2 tsp oregano

Round sesame loaf stacked with cured meats and briny olive salad.

Prep: 90 min
Cook: 0 min
Total: 90 min
Yield: 7 servings
Difficulty: easy

Times include any resting, chilling, or marinating Scale the servings below Cooked in the test kitchen

Method

01
If making olive salad, combine all listed ingredients and let stand at least 30 minutes.
02
Slice the loaf horizontally. Spoon olive salad and some oil over both cut surfaces, pressing it into the crumb.
03
Layer salami, ham, mortadella, capicola, provolone, and Swiss evenly. Replace the top.
04
Wrap tightly in plastic or parchment and weight lightly with a skillet. Rest at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerate up to overnight.
05
Cut into wedges and serve at room temperature.
06
Tip: Resting allows the olive oil and vinegar to season the dense loaf without making it collapse.