Muffuletta Grilled Cheese Recipe
- 3/4 cup pitted mixed oil-packed olives
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 1/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers
- 2 tablespoons parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup giardiniera (Italian-style pickled vegetable salad, see note)
- 1 medium garlic clove, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into three even pieces
- 2 slices hearty white bread, such as Pepperidge Farm or Arnold, or 2 slices hearty French or Italian bread
- 2 slices mild Provolone cheese
- 3 slices sweet soppressata
- 3 slices mortadella
- 3 slices hot capicola
- Kosher salt
- Combine olives, capers, peppers, parsley, giardiniera, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to chop until no pieces larger than 1/2-inch remain. Transfer to a bowl. Add vineger and olive oil and stir to combine. For best results, let olive salad rest overnight before continuing to step 2.
- Melt one third of butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat until foaming subsides. Add both bread slices and cook, swirling occasionally, until pale golden brown on bottom side, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer to a cutting board toasted-side-up. Place one cheese slice on top of one slice of bread. Spread a layer of olive salad across bread with a spoon, then top with soppressata, mortadella, and capicola, followed by second cheese slice. Close sandwich, with both toasted sides facing inwards.
- Melt one more piece of butter in the skillet and reduce heat to medium low. Add sandwich and cook, swirling occasionally, until deep, even golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove sandwich using a flexible metal spatula. Add the remaining butter. Return sandwich to skillet cooked-side up. Season with salt. Cook, swirling occasionally, until second side is deep, even golden brown and cheese is thoroughly melted, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
mixed oil, capers, red peppers, parsley, vegetable salad, garlic, red wine vinegar, extravirgin olive oil, butter, white bread, provolone cheese, sweet soppressata, mortadella, kosher salt
Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/04/grilled-cheese-muffuletta-recipe.html (may not work)