Muffulettas

By lbaughan

Ingredients

• 1 cup giardiniera, rinsed and chopped
• 1/4 pimento stuffed olives, rinsed and sliced
• 1/4 cup pepperoncini, drained and sliced
• 2 stalk celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 8 inch artisan loaf country bread
• 4 o thinly sliced Genoa salami
• 4 oz deli ham
• 4 oz thinly sliced provolone

Preparation

Step 1

Combine giardiniera, olives, pepperoncini, celery, parsley, 1 tablespoon and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper.
Slice bread in half horizontally and with fingers, remove center of bread leaving 1 inch or bread all around.
Drizzle remaining oil over cut sides of loaf. Layer salami and ham on the bottom . Top with giardiniera mixture then cheese. Cover the bottom half with the top half and press down. Use a serrated knfe to cut into wedges.