Muffuletta Onion Salad

This New Orleans favorite has a sweet onion twist.

Yield: Makes about 3 cups.

Ingredients

Onion Salad:

1 medium Mexican sweet onion, finely chopped

3/4 cup pimentos stuffed olives, finely chopped

2 Tablespoons capers, drained

2 cloves (large) garlic, finely minced

2 teaspoons dried oregano

1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Make It a Sandwich:

1 loaf sourdough round or crusty Italian bread

provolone cheese, slices

genoa salami

deli sliced ham

Add To

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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