Muffuletta Onion Salad

Yield:
Makes about 3 cups.

This New Orleans favorite has a sweet onion twist.

Ingredients:

  1. 1 medium Mexican sweet onion, finely chopped
  2. 3/4 cup pimentos stuffed olives, finely chopped
  3. 2 Tablespoons capers, drained
  4. 2 cloves (large) garlic, finely minced
  5. 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  6. 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  8. Make It a Sandwich:
  9. 1 loaf sourdough round or crusty Italian bread
  10. provolone cheese, slices
  11. genoa salami
  12. deli sliced ham
  13. Onion Salad:
Directions:

Mix ingredients together in a large bowl. Store covered in refrigerator. Serve it on crusty Italian bread with sliced provolone, Genoa salami and ham or as a side salad with your favorite cold cuts.

Note:
muffuletta [moof-fuh-LEHT-tuh] This sandwich originated in 1906 at the Central Grocery which many think still makes the best muffuletta in Louisiana. The sandwich consists of a round loaf of crusty Italian bread, split and filled with layers of sliced provolone, Genoa salami and ham topped with "olive salad".


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