Savory Sandwich Ring

By pattiaroberts

Ingredients

• 2 packages refrigerated French bread dough
• olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1/2 teaspoon each; dried oregano leaves and dried basil leaves
• 2 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
• 1 medium each: onion, green bell pepper, and tomato, all thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup pitted olives, sliced
• 8 ounces thinly sliced deli meat such as: hard salami, bologna, ham, or turkey
• 4 ounces thinly sliced cheese such as: Munenster, Swiss, or American
• 6 tablespoons Italian dressing, divided

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Place dough, seams side down, on large round stone. Join ends of dough together to form 1 large ring. Using a serrated bread knife, cut 6 to 8 diagonal slashes (1/2 inch deep) on top of dough. Lightly spray or spread with a brush, dough with vegetable oil. Press garlic over dough with a garlic press; spread evenly with a scraper. Sprinkle with oregano and basil. Bake 26 to 30 minutes or until deep golden brown. Immediately remove from stone to nonstick cooling rack; cool completely. Chop lettuce into thin strands. Thinly slice onion, bell pepper and tomato. Slice olives with an egg slicer. To assemble sandwich, cut bread in half horizontally using a bread knife. Arrange meat and cheese evenly over bottom half of bread. Top with lettuce. Drizzle 2 tablespoons dressing evenly over lettuce. Top with onion, bell pepper, tomato, and olive slices. Use a pastry brush, brush cut side of bread top with remaining dressing; place over bottom half. Cut into wedges and serve.