Giant Muffuletta Sandwich

Ingredients:

Sandwich

• 2 loaves of boule or Italian round bread, 22 cm in diameter, preferably sprinkled with sesame seeds
• 450 g thinly sliced ​​aged provolone cheese
• 450 g thinly sliced ​​Mortadella (Italian cooked pork sausage with lard)
• 450 g thinly sliced ​​salami
• 450 g thinly sliced ​​capicola (dry-cured pork neck or shoulder)

Tapenade paste

• 1 cup pitted black olives
• 1 cup pitted green olives
• 0.5 cups olive oil
• 0.5 cups roasted red pepper
• 1/4 cup capers, drained
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp crushed dried red pepper
• 1 teaspoon of sugar

Preparation:

1. Cut the bread loaves in half at the sides. Sprinkle the bottom halves with the olive salad juice. Divide all the ingredients between the two halves and layer the cheese, martadella, salami, capicola, and olive salad.
2. Top the sandwiches with the top halves of the loaves, slice them into pie shapes and serve.
   
   Olive tapenade paste.
   
   Place the black olives, green olives, olive oil, roasted red pepper, capers, vinegar, crushed red pepper, and sugar in a food processor and process until smooth and finely chopped. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.