Tapenade Muffaletta Sandwich
Team: Brookhaven
Host School: Brookhaven Learning Center
Age Group: Middle School
Ingredients
1 1/3 cup black olives sliced
3/4 cup kalamata olives sliced
3/4 cup chopped pepperoncini (pickled peppers) drained
3/4 cup olive oil
24 oz. provolone cheese sliced
(3) 1 pound round bread loaves
12 oz. chopped tomatoes
3/4 cup chopped greens
3 tsp. lemon zest
1 1/2 tsp. black pepper
Preparation Instructions
*For one sandwich begin by making the olive salad:
In a large bowl, combine the black olives, kalamata olives, lemon zest, pepperoncini, tomatoes, black pepper, and olive oil. Mix together.
Slice bread loaf horizontally.
Place 8 ounces of sliced cheese onto one half of bread. Using a spoon cover layer of cheese with the olive salad until cheese is not visible. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper over olive salad layer. Add a sprinkled layer of 1/4 cup of greens on top evenly. Place other half of bread on top.