Muffuletta Sandwich Schlotzsky Style Recipes

MUFFULETTA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Slice bread in half lengthwise. Drizzle olive oil on both sides. Sprinkle both sides with Parmesan cheese, basil, and oregano.
• On the bottom half, layer chopped black olives and chopped green olives, then the salami, ham, provolone, and mozzarella. Cover with top layer, and cut into 4 servings.

MUFFULETTA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 14 ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours. , Cut bread in half horizontally; carefully hollow out top and bottom, leaving a 1-in. shell (discard removed bread or save for another use). Spoon half the olive mixture over bottom half of bread. Layer with salami, ham, mortadella, Swiss and provolone; top with remaining olive mixture. Replace bread top. Wrap tightly. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight. Cut into 8 wedges.

REAL N'AWLINS MUFFULETTA

Steps:

• To Make Olive Salad: In a medium bowl, combine the green olives, kalamata olives, garlic, cauliflower, capers, celery, carrot, pepperoncini, cocktail onions, celery seed, oregano, basil, black pepper, vinegar, olive oil and canola oil. Mix together and transfer mixture into a glass jar (or other nonreactive container). If needed, pour in more oil to cover. Cover jar or container and refrigerate at least overnight.
• To Make Sandwiches: Cut loaves of bread in half horizontally; hollow out some of the excess bread to make room for filling. Spread each piece of bread with equal amounts olive salad, including oil. Layer 'bottom half' of each loaf with 1/2 of the salami, ham, mortadella, mozzarella and Provolone. Replace 'top half' on each loaf and cut sandwich into quarters.
• Serve immediately, or wrap tightly and refrigerate for a few hours; this will allow for the flavors to mingle and the olive salad to soak into the bread.

MUFFULETTA SANDWICH

Steps:

• If using home made olive salad, make it by mixing all ingredients together.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours before assembling sandwich.
• Cut bread in half horizontally.
• Remove about 1/2 inch of soft white bread from top layer of each half to make room for the filling, starting about 1/2 from sides.
• Drain olive salad, reserving liquid.
• Brush some of the liquid over cut sides of bread and toast under broiler until just lightly browned.
• Brush a little more liquid on toasted sides and layer salami, 1/2 of the olive salad, the cheese, ham and remaining olive salad on bottom half of bread.
• Cover with top half of bread and secure with a couple of tooth picks.
• Place back in oven for a few minutes to heat all ingredients.
• The cheese should just be warm and starting to get soft, but not runny.
• Cut into 4 quarters and serve with plenty of napkins.

MUFFULETTA SANDWICH (SCHLOTZSKY STYLE)

Steps:

• Combine all the olive salad ingredients and mix well.
• Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Spread a couple tablespoon of olive salad in the inside of top of the bun.
• Alternating layers of meats and cheese on the bottom half (alternating).
• Carefully close the sandwich.
• Can be eaten hot or cold.
• To heat, wrap in foil and place in 350 degree oven for 8 minutes, or lightly grill until cheese is melted.
• Serve garnished with pepperoncini pepper.

MUFFULETTA SANDWICH

Steps:

• To Make the SANDWICH.
• Split a muffoletta loaf or a round loaf of Italian bread horizontally. Remove some of the center soft bread.
• Spread each half with equal parts of olive salad/oil.
• Place meats and cheeses evenly on bottom half and cover with top half of bread.
• Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 4 hours. Cut in quarters for huge sandwiches, or eighths for more manageable sections.
• To Make the OLIVE SALAD.
• To pit the olives crush each olive on a cutting board with your hand or use the end of a funnel.
• Combine all ingredients except oil in processor. Pulse 4-5 times. You want this to be coarse chopped.
• Add olive oil. Put into a bowl or jar, cover and let the flavors marry for about one week.

MUFFULETTAS

Steps:

• Whisk the first 3 ingredients in a large bowl to blend. Gradually blend in the oil. Stir in the olives and roasted peppers. Season the vinaigrette, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Cut the top 1-inch of the bread loaf. Set the top aside. Hollow out the bottom and top halves of the bread. Spread some of the olive and roasted pepper mix over the bread bottom and cut side of the bread top. Layer the meats and cheeses in the bread bottom. Top with the onions, then the arugula. Spread the remaining olive and roasted pepper mix on top of the sandwich and carefully cover with the bread top. You can serve the sandwich immediately or you can wrap the entire sandwich tightly in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator a day before serving.
• Cut the sandwich into wedges and serve.

SOURDOUGH SANDWICH BUNS (SCHLOTZSKY STYLE)

Steps:

• Mix all of the ingredients together -- by hand, mixer, or in a bread machine or food processor -- just until the dough comes together; it will remain slightly sticky and soft.
• Remove dough from bowl onto a well-floured surface, and let it rest for 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough into a 16 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch rectangle approximately 1/3 to 1/2-inch thick.
• Cut it into eight 3 3/4-inch (approximately) circles.
• Dust a baking sheet with cornmeal; grease the English muffin rings (or other round, metal rings approximately 3 3/4 inches in diameter), and place them on the baking sheet.
• Fill each ring with a piece of dough; sprinkle the tops with cornmeal.
• Place a baking sheet on top of the rings and dough, and let the buns rise for 40 minutes.
• Bake the buns in a preheated 375°F oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until they're lightly browned top and bottom.
• Remove them from the oven.
• After cooling for 10 minutes, remove rings move to wire rack.

SCHLOTZSKY'S "ORIGINAL" SANDWICH

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl combine warm water, sugar and yeast.
• Let stand about 5 minutes till very bubbly.
• With wire whisk add the rest with only 1 cup of the flour, beating to smooth dough.
• Beat in rest of flour till batter is thick and sticky but smooth, all flour being dissolved Divide dough between 5 oven-proof, Pam-sprayed, cornmeal dusted (let excess shake out) soup bowls (each 5" in diameter).
• OR FOR MORE authentic shape divide batter equally between 5 greased cans from 1-1/2 lb Dinty Moore Stew, insides also dusted in cornmeal.
• Cover each one in a square of Saran wrap sprayed in a bit of Pam and that side down.
• Let raise almost an hour or till above rim of bowls or cans.
• Discard Saran pieces.
• Bake on center rack of 375~ oven about 20 minutes or till golden brown.
• Let cool in containers on rack, spraying tops each in a bit of Pam while they cool to keep crusts soft.
• TO USE FOR SANDWICHES-slice in half horizontally and grill on lightly buttered hot griddle as you would for grilled cheese sandwich or broiler toast till golden.
• Spread garlic dressing over both sides of bun.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese and cheddar cheese on bottom bun.
• Spread mustard and mozzarella cheese on top bun.
• Toast to melt cheese.
• Heat meats and place on buns with ham on bottom and salamis on top.
• Build with olives, tomato, lettuce and onion.

MUFFULETTA SANDWICH

Steps:

• To prepare either version of the olive salad, mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Cover, and refrigerate several hours or overnight, to let the flavors develop. This makes more salad than you need for one 8-inch sandwich. Extra olive salad will keep for a week or more and can be used in salads, sandwiches, etc.
• Lay the bottom of the muffuletta bread on a work surface, cut side up. Layer half of the cheeses and meats on the bread, then spread with 1/2 cup of the olive salad. Top with the remaining meats and cheeses. Finish with another 1/2 cup olive salad. Place top of bread on olive salad, and press down. Cut into four wedges.

MUFFULETTA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Take 1 loaf fresh Italian bread (one big round for a traditional muffuletta) slice in half, dig out some of the bread.
• Make the olive salad by combining olives, garlic, peppers and vinegar.
• Drizzle some of the olive oil and juice from the salad on each side of the open loaf- use plenty.
• On the bottom, place meats,cheeses, tomatoes, lettuce and olive salad.
• Top with other piece of bread and cut into wedges.

NEW ORLEANS MUFFULETTA SANDWICH

Steps:

• OLIVE SALAD:.
• If using Italian bread use the one with the sesame seeds on top. If you use French bread it is a Liuzza's-style "Frenchuletta" make sure the bread is crisp crusted.
• Olive Salad:.
• Combine all ingredients and mix well.
• Place in tightly covered container in refrigerator and marinate for at least 12 hours before using.
• SANDWICH:.
• Split your loaf lenghtwise then spread with olive salad.
• Place meats and cheeses evenly on bottom half Close. Cut into quarters.
• NOTE: Feel free to play with the amounts. Each person as a different taste.