Layered with olive spread, meats and cheese, This Muffuletta Sandwich Recipe is a New Orleans favorite that you need to make.
If you don’t like huge sandwiches, then you might want to click away from this post. No I’m kidding don’t, because this Muffuletta is so so good.
With amazing flavors that go so well together, this New Orleans classic is a recipe that you will want to make over and over again.
What I really love about this recipe is that it is SUPER simple to make. Just blend together an easy olive spread, layer with cheese and meat and let it sit!
How can you get any easier than that? Oh and this Muffuletta Sandwich also feeds a crowd, no one is going hungry.
This is a great dinner family night sandwich, picnic sandwich, for parties, game nights, game days and more.
If you have never tried a Muffuletta Sandwich before, now is your chance to get in on this easy sandwich recipe!
Some of our other favorite sandwich recipes that we have on our site include: Pesto Chicken Sandwich, Pizza Grilled Cheese and Baked Italian Subs.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- This is super simple to throw together.
- You can feed a crowd with just one sandwich!
- This is great for any occasions and easy to bring along anywhere.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):
Giardiniera
Green olives with pimento
Pitted kalamata olives
Olive oil
Red wine vinegar
Soft white round bread
Provolone cheese
Deli boiled ham
Deli Genoa salami
Prosciutto
Mozzarella cheese
HOW TO MAKE A MUFFULETTA SANDWICH RECIPE, STEP BY STEP:
- In a food processor, place the giardiniera, green olives, kalamata olives, olive oil, and vinegar, process until it is almost a paste. Set aside.
- Cut the bread about ⅔ up from the bottom all the way across. Remove most of the bread from the bottom half, leaving about ½-inch thickness of bread remaining.
- To the bread, add half of the olive spread, making sure to spread it out evenly.
- Next, layer the provolone cheese, ham, salami, and prosciutto.
- Top all the meat with the mozzarella.
- Take the top of the bread and once again scoop out most of the bread leaving a ½-inch of the bread inside.
- Spread the remaining olive mixture onto the top piece of bread then place it cut side down onto the sandwich.
- With plastic wrap, wrap the sandwich tightly a few times so it is completely covered.
- Place the wrapped sandwich sheet pan and put something heavy on top like a heavy skillet.
- Place in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to chill or even best overnight.
- Remove from the refrigerator and remove the plastic wrap, cut into wedges and serve immediately.
IS A MUFFULETTA SERVED HOT OR COLD?
Technically you can serve this warmed or cooled. We make our recipe served cooled as we find this to be the most traditional way.
To serve this warmed you can heat it in the oven at 350 degrees F until it is just warmed through, or longer if you want the cheeses to be melted.
CAN I MAKE THIS AHEAD OF TIME?
Yes! Since this needs to chill for at least 4 hours, you can make it ahead of time.
You can decide to make it the night before and keep it in the refrigerator for even 24 hours before slicing.
So if you want to make this for something like a party, picnic, gathering etc, you can absolutely make this the day or many hours before.
WHAT CAN I SERVE WITH A MUFFULETTA SANDWICH?
While this sandwich can be a meal in and of itself, you absolutely can serve things with it! Some of our favorites include:
- Potato Chips
- French Fries
- Cajun Potato Salad
- Chopped Salad
- Slow Cooker Collard Greens
- French Carrot Salad
- Fried Okra
- Southern Style Green Beans
- Easy Coleslaw
- Onion Rings
So many people have a lot of preferences when it comes to what they want to serve with these sandwiches, just go with what you think would be amazing!
HOW MANY SERVINGS DOES THIS MAKE?
We usually cut it into 4ths or 6ths, which is really hefty servings so you can cut them smaller into 8.
It really all depends on how many people you are serving and how big of a slice you are wanting.
HOW TO STORE:
This can be stored wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator where it should keep for up to 5 days.
We do not recommend freezing this Muffuletta Sandwich Recipe.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Use your favorite soft round bread, they do make muffuletta bread if you can find it. Ciabatta will work, focaccia, etc. We used a soft round country loaf.
- The olive spread can be used for other things.
- We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
- This is a meal in and of itself, but can be served with other things – see above for ideas.
- We cut this into 4-6, but you can cut it into 8 wedges as well.
- Make sure that you are refrigerating for at least 4 hours, but you can make this longer ahead and keep overnight.
- The meats can be swapped out to what you can find.
- If you want to use just one of the cheeses you can.
- Use the excess bread that is scooped out to make bread crumbs.
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Muffuletta Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients
Olive spread:
- 1 cup giardiniera drained
- ½ cup green olives with pimento drained
- ½ cup pitted kalamata olives drained
- 2 Tablespoons good quality olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
For assembly:
- 16 ounces soft white round bread
- 6 slices provolone cheese
- 8 ounces thinly sliced deli boiled ham
- 4 ounces thinly sliced deli Genoa salami
- 2 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
- 6 slices mozzarella
Instructions
- In a food processor, place the giardiniera, green olives, kalamata olives, olive oil, and vinegar, process until it is almost a paste. Set aside.
- Cut the bread about ⅔ up from the bottom all the way across. Remove most of the bread from the bottom half, leaving about ½-inch thickness of bread remaining.
- To the bread, add half of the olive spread, making sure to spread it out evenly.
- Next, layer the provolone cheese, ham, salami, and prosciutto.
- Top all the meat with the mozzarella.
- Take the top of the bread and once again scoop out most of the bread leaving a ½-inch of the bread inside.
- Spread the remaining olive mixture onto the top piece of bread then place it cut side down onto the sandwich.
- With plastic wrap, wrap the sandwich tightly a few times so it is completely covered.
- Place the wrapped sandwich sheet pan and put something heavy on top like a heavy skillet.
- Place in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours to chill or even best overnight.
- Remove from the refrigerator and remove the plastic wrap, cut into wedges and serve immediately.
Notes
- Use your favorite soft round bread, they do make muffuletta bread if you can find it. Ciabatta will work, focaccia, etc. We used a soft round country loaf.
- The olive spread can be used for other things.
- We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
- This is a meal in and of itself, but can be served with other things – see above for ideas.
- We cut this into 4-6, but you can cut it into 8 wedges as well.
- Make sure that you are refrigerating for at least 4 hours, but you can make this longer ahead and keep overnight.
- The meats can be swapped out to what you can find.
- If you want to use just one of the cheeses you can.
- Use the excess bread that is scooped out to make bread crumbs.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
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