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A Hot Muffaletta

Source of Recipe


From "Grilled Cheese: 50 Recipes to Make You Melt"






List of Ingredients



• 4 soft French rolls
  
• Extra-virgin olive oil
  
• A few shakes red wine vinegar
  
• 4 to 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  
• 3 to 4 tsp drained capers
  
• 2 to 3 large pinches dried oregano, crumbled
  
• 1/2 cup chopped or diced roasted red pepper
  
• 4 mild pickled peppers, such as Greek or Italian, sliced
  
• 1/2 red or other mild onion, very thinly sliced
  
• 1/2 cup sliced pimiento-stuffed green olives
  
• 1 large tomato, thinly sliced
  
• 4 ounces dried salami, thinly sliced
  
• 4 ounces Westphalian ham, smoked turkey or mortadella
  
• 8 ounces thinly sliced provolone cheese
  






Instructions



1. Open rolls and pull out a bit of their fluffy insides. Sprinkle each cut side with olive oil and vinegar, then with garlic, capers and oregano. On one side of each roll, layer red pepper, pickled peppers, onion, olives, tomato, salami, ham and cheese. Close up tightly and press together well to help seal.
   
   
2. Heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and lightly brush outside of each roll with olive oil.
   
   
3. Place sandwiches in pan and weight down or place in a panini press. Cook until golden brown on one side, then turn and brown second side. Sandwiches are ready when they are crisply golden and cheese has oozed a bit and crisped in places. Cut into halves and eat immediately.
   
   Serves 4