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Muffuletta Grilled Cheese
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Ingredients:
– 2/3 cup large pimento-stuffed olives
– 2/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives
– 1 celery stalk, cut into chunks
– 3 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves
– 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or red wine vinegar
– 2 tablespoons olive oil
– 1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves
– 2 pepperoncini peppers, stemmed (optional)
– Salt and black pepper to taste
– 4 teaspoons Real California unsalted butter, softened, divided
– 4 French rolls, split
– 8 ounces thinly sliced Real California mozzarella cheese
– 8 ounces thinly sliced Real California provolone cheese
– 4 ounces thinly sliced Italian salami
– 4 ounces thinly sliced mortadella or ham
– 4 ounces thinly sliced sopressatta, coppa, or other Italian cold cut
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Directions:
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
In the bowl of a food processor, combine olives, celery, parsley, lemon juice, oil, oregano, and pepperoncini peppers, if using. Pulse to coarsely chop. Stir in salt and black pepper to taste.
Spread 1/2 teaspoon butter on outside of bottom half of each roll, arranging them buttered side down on a work surface. Top with 1/2 of olive mixture and 1/2 of cheese. Add salami, mortadella, sopressatta, and remaining cheese. Spread remaining olive mixture on top. Spread 1/2 teaspoon butter on outside of top half of rolls and arrange them, buttered side up, on top of sandwiches.
Preheat a large skillet over medium-low heat. Place sandwiches two at a time in the skillet, place a heavy skillet on top, and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. (Wipe off the skillet as necessary.)
Cut in half and serve.
Serves 4.
Notes: After assembly, you can wrap the sandwiches in plastic wrap and store them as long as overnight before cooking them, allowing the olive mixture to soak into the bread.
You can also use a panini maker to cook the sandwiches.
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