Muffuletta (Italian Compressed Sandwich)

cured meats

🥗Healthier: turkey or chicken

💰Cheaper: bologna

Turkey or chicken provides leaner protein options.

olive salad

🥗Healthier: chickpea salad

💰Cheaper: store-bought relish

Chickpea salad adds fiber and is often more affordable.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while processed cheese is budget-friendly.

round loaf of bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain adds nutrients while white bread is more common.

Cut the Italian bread in half.

Hollow out the top and bottom of the bread.

Coat the inside sides and bottom of the bread with Italian dressing.

Spread olive tapenade evenly on the bottom and up the sides of the bread.

Layer mortadella on the bottom and up the sides of the bread.

Add sliced mozzarella on top of the mortadella.

Layer Capicola on top of the mozzarella.

Add Genoa salami on top of the Capicola.

Spread sun-dried tomato pesto on top of the salami.

Layer sliced provolone on top of the pesto.

Finish with additional layers of vegetables, cold cuts, and cheeses until a mound is formed.

Press the top of the sandwich down firmly.

Wrap the sandwich tightly with Saran Wrap.

Weight the sandwich down with a pie dish and a couple of cans.

Refrigerate the sandwich overnight to compress it.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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