Behold! The Muffuletta In Quesadilla Form.
- 1 cup pimento-stuffed green olives
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 6 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 6 slices (1/4 pound) mortadella
- 6 slices (about 1/4 pound) baked ham
- 12 slices (about 1/4 pound) Genoa salami
- 6 slices (about 1/4 pound) provolone cheese
- salt, to taste
- Place the olives in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until finely chopped.
- Transfer the olives into a small mixing bowl and add the garlic, parsley, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and the vinegar.
- Stir well and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees F and line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
- Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium heat.
- Place 1 tortilla in the skillet and cook for 1 1/2 minutes, or until soft and puffed slightly at the edges.
- Flip the tortilla with tongs and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until browned and puffy.
- Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
- Layer 1 slice each of mortadella and ham, 2 slices of salami, and 1 slice of provolone on half of each tortilla.
- Top with one-sixth of the olive salad.
- Fold the tortillas over the filling and press them closed with the palm of your hand.
- Brush the tortillas on both sides with the remaining olive oil and sprinkle them lightly with salt.
- Return the skillet to the stove and heat it over medium-high heat.
- Add 2 of the quesadillas and toast them for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the bottoms are crispy and brown.
- Turn the tortillas gently, and toast the other side.
- Place the cooked quesadillas on the baking sheet and keep them warm in the oven while cooking the remaining 4 quesadillas.
- To serve, cut each quesadilla in half.
- The quesadillas can be assembled before cooking 1 day ahead and refrigerated, separated by layers of plastic wrap.
green olives, garlic, parsley, olive oil, white wine vinegar, flour tortillas, mortadella, ham, salami, provolone cheese, salt
Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/behold-the-muffuletta-in-quesadilla-form/ (may not work)