Miss Rachael's Muffuletta
- 1/2 cup hot pepper salad or giardiniera, Italian hot pickled vegetables (cauliflower, carrots, olives, celery and peppers) found in bulk bins near specialty olives or in jars on Italian foods aisle
- 1/2 cup pitted Sicilian green olives or other good quality large pitted green olives
- A drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary, a couple of sprigs or, 1 teaspoon dried, 1/3 palm full
- 1 large round loaf crusty bread, 10 to 12 inches
- 1/4 pound sliced Genoa salami or sweet sopressata
- 1/4 pound sliced capacola spicy ham
- 1/4 pound sliced provolone
- Chop pepper salad or giardiniera in a food processor with olives.
- Split bread and drizzle bread with extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with chopped rosemary.
- Spread the olive salad on the bottom of the bread very liberally.
- Pile the meats on top of the olive salad, then layer cheese over meat and cover the giant sandwich with the bread top.
- Press down to set the sandwich, then cut into 4 wedges.
hot pepper, green olives, drizzle of extravirgin olive oil, fresh rosemary, crusty bread, salami, ham, provolone
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/miss-rachaels-muffuletta-recipe.html (may not work)