What is muffuletta?  The muffuletta sandwich is believed to have originated in New Orleans, potentially created by Italian immigrants. A muffuletta is a large, round, sesame-topped loaf that is filled with cured meats, cheeses, and a distinctive olive salad which is a key component of the muffuletta's unique flavour.

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Yields1 Serving
Prep Time20 mins
 1 cup Delizia Garlic Stuffed Gordal Olives, coarsely chopped
 1 cup Delizia Stuffed with Garlic and Red Chile Gordal Olives, coarsely chopped
 ½ cup Dumet Black Hojiblanca Olives, coarsely chopped
 ¼ cup roughly chopped pickled cauliflower florets
 2 tbsp Torremar capers, drained
 1 tbsp celery, chopped
 1 tbsp carrot, chopped
 ½ cup red bell peppers, chopped
 ¼ cup Divina marinated cocktail onions
 ½ tsp celery seed
 1 tsp dried oregano
 1 tsp dried basil
 ½ tsp ground black pepper
 ¼ cup Olive the Best Oregano White Balsamic Vinegar
 ½ cup Olive the Best Basil Infused Olive Oil
 2 1 lb loaves crusty Italian bread
 8 oz Genoa salami, thinly sliced
 8 oz cooked ham, thinly sliced
 8 oz Mortadella, sliced
 8 oz mozzarella cheese, sliced
 8 oz provolone cheese, sliced
To make the olive condiment:
1

In a medium bowl, combine the two types of Gordal olives, black olives, cauliflower, capers, celery, carrot, cocktail onions, celery seed, oregano, basil, black pepper, oregano balsamic vinegar and basil olive oil. 

2

Mix together and transfer mixture into a glass jar (or other nonreactive container). If needed, pour in more oil to cover the contents. Cover jar or container and refrigerate at least overnight. 

To Make Sandwiches:
3

Cut loaves of bread in half horizontally; hollow out some of the excess bread to make room for filling. (Use excess bread for making croutons - https://www.olivethebest.ca/recipes/wild-mushroom-sage-croutons/)

4

Spread each piece of bread with equal amounts olive salad, including oil. Layer bottom half of each loaf with 1/2 salami, ham, mortadella, mozzarella and provolone. Place top half of each loaf on top and cut sandwich into quarters. 

5

Serve immediately or wrap tightly and refrigerate for a few hours. This will allow for the flavours to mingle and the olive salad to soak into the bread. 

6

Serves 8-10

Ingredients

 1 cup Delizia Garlic Stuffed Gordal Olives, coarsely chopped
 1 cup Delizia Stuffed with Garlic and Red Chile Gordal Olives, coarsely chopped
 ½ cup Dumet Black Hojiblanca Olives, coarsely chopped
 ¼ cup roughly chopped pickled cauliflower florets
 2 tbsp Torremar capers, drained
 1 tbsp celery, chopped
 1 tbsp carrot, chopped
 ½ cup red bell peppers, chopped
 ¼ cup Divina marinated cocktail onions
 ½ tsp celery seed
 1 tsp dried oregano
 1 tsp dried basil
 ½ tsp ground black pepper
 ¼ cup Olive the Best Oregano White Balsamic Vinegar
 ½ cup Olive the Best Basil Infused Olive Oil
 2 1 lb loaves crusty Italian bread
 8 oz Genoa salami, thinly sliced
 8 oz cooked ham, thinly sliced
 8 oz Mortadella, sliced
 8 oz mozzarella cheese, sliced
 8 oz provolone cheese, sliced
Muffuletta