Circular Italian Sandwich
- 1 each sweet red bell peppers
- 1 each sweet yellow bell peppers
- 1 each eggplant
- 1 x olive oil
- 1 x salt and black pepper
- 1 x black pepper
- 8 ounces crusty bread 10 inch round
- 1/2 cup salad dressing oregano lemon
- 1/4 pound ham black forest, slice
- 1/2 pound salami preferably 2 kinds
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese sliced
- 20 each basil fresh
- Roast whole peppers over a gas flame or under a broiler until they are completely blackened.
- Place in a paper bag until cool enough to handle.
- Peel, cut in half and seed.
- Cut eggplant into 1/2 inch slices.
- Brush with olive oil and sear on a grill or hot skillet until brown on both sides.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cut bread in half horizontally with a serrated knife, and hollow out the top and bottom halves.
- Brush bottom half with 1/4 cup of the dressing.
- In the bottom half of the bread, place the fillings in this order: ham, eggplant, one kind of salami, peppers, mozzarella, remaining salami and basil.
- Brush inside of top half with remaining dressing.
- Place top half onto sandwich.
- Wrap sandwich tightly in waxed paper or plastic wrap.
- Place a tray or baking sheet on top of the sandwich and weight it with several cans for about 1 hour.
sweet red bell peppers, sweet yellow bell peppers, eggplant, olive oil, salt, black pepper, crusty bread, salad dressing oregano, ham black, kinds, mozzarella cheese
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/circular-italian-sandwich-45845 (may not work)