Hot Italian Sandwiches
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
6 4-in sandwhiches
Hot Italian Sandwiches
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A hot Italian-style sandwich great for a meal or fun for a tail gate. Measurements are approximate, you'll need to adjust depending on what bread you're using!
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 small clove garlic
- 1 large ciabatta baguette I use a 24" one from Trader Joe's
- olive oil
- 1/2-3/4 cup pesto
- 8-10 oz smoked turkey
- salami abt 12-15 slices
- pepperoni abt 12-15 slices
- fresh mozzarella cheese
- oven roasted tomatoes or sub fresh or sun-dried
- optional: balsamic glaze
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Instructions
- Place mayo in a small bowl and use garlic press to press garlic into it. If you don't have a garlic press, mince it very finely. Set mayo aside (this step can be done hours or even days ahead of time).
- Preheat oven to broil and place oven rack on the top.
- Cut ciabatta roll in half lengthwise and place on a foil-lined baking sheet. I use extra large size baking sheets, for standard, you may need to place baguette diagonally across the pan, or cut in half to fit.
- Brush both sides of open baguette with olive oil and place under broiler until golden brown. Remove from oven, but leave broiler turned on. Move your oven rack to the middle or lower position.
- Spread pesto on one side of the baguette (I like to spread the pesto on the piece that will be the bottom of the sandwich) and spread garlic-mayo liberally over the other half.
- Layer turkey over the mayo side and top with salami and pepperoni.
- Place mozzarella cheese over the pesto side and top with roasted tomatoes.
- Turn the broiler off- we're just going to warm the sandwich now with the residual heat, and place sandwich back in oven, again, not on the top rack, but somewhere in the middle. Leave the sandwich for 3-5 minutes, until it looks warm and a little bubbly and the cheese is getting melty.
- Remove from oven. If using a store-bought balsamic glaze, drizzle it on now and then carefully put the sandwich together. It helps to use the foil to gently push them together.
- Use a sharp knife to slice.
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