Recipe Real N'awlins Muffuletta (Main Dish)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, crushed
• 1/2 cup drained kalamata olives, crushed
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped pickled cauliflower florets
• 2 tablespoons drained capers
• 1 tablespoon chopped celery
• 1 tablespoon chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup pepperoncini, drained
• 1/4 cup marinated cocktail onions
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 2 (1 pound) loaves Italian bread
• 8 ounces thinly sliced Genoa salami
• 8 ounces thinly sliced cooked ham
• 8 ounces sliced mortadella
• 8 ounces sliced mozzarella cheese
• 8 ounces sliced provolone cheese

Preparing/Cooking:

• 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.

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