Muffuletta Salad #MardiGrasRecipes

This salad takes all of the ingredients you love from the Muffaletta sandwich and puts it into a bowl.

Join the Festive Foodies as we celebrate Mardi Gras......

I had a Mardi Gras Party last weekend.  When guests arrived we handed them a Hurricane.  There was a platter of Oysters on the half shell, a chafing dish of Sweet and Sour Sausage, and a plate holding a cheese ball and some crackers. Those recipes are going to be shared at a later time but today I want to share this amazing salad.  

I was very excited when Heather of Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks invited us to join her in celebrating Mardi Gras.  I had planned this get together and knew that I would have several recipes from which to choose to share with you today.

I had thought about making a Muffuletta Sandwich  for the party but I knew I wanted to serve Shrimp Etouffee and Chicken Gumbo as the main courses.  I thought about serving the sandwich with the appetizers but they are pretty filling and I didn't want to kill everyone's appetite before dinner.

Then I found a recipe for a Muffuletta Salad in my new Cuisine at Home.  I adapted it to fit the ingredients I could find and it was the perfect side dish.

Check out these other delicious Mardi Gras recipes

• Cajun Chicken Pasta from Jolene's Recipe Journal 
• Chicken and Sausage Gumbo from The Spiffy Cookie 
• Fastelaynsboller from Culinary Adventures with Camilla 
• King Bundt Cake from The Redhead Baker 
• King's Cake Cinnamon Rolls from Kate's Recipe Box 
• Mardi Gras Monkey Bread from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Muffuletta Salad from A Day in the Life on a Farm 
• Oven-Baked Mardi Gras Muffaletta Empanadas from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice 
• Shrimp and Grits from Cindy's Recipes and Writings 
• Shrimp Creole from Caroline's Cooking 
• Shrimp Dirty Rice from Palatable Pastime 
• Shrimp Etouffee from House of Nash Eats

This salad is a perfect accompaniment for any of these delicious savory recipes.  Start with a Hurricane, follow up dinner with one of the above desserts and you are sure to Pass a Good Time!

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Salads, Side Dish

American

Yield: 12-16 servingsAuthor: Wendy KlikPin it

Muffuletta Salad

This salad takes all of the ingredients you love from the Muffaletta sandwich and puts it into a bowl.

ingredients:

• 1 loaf cheese focaccia bread, cubed
• 1 T. olive oil
• 1/3 c. red wine vinegar
• 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 T. Dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 t. Dried Italian Seasoning mix
• 1/4 t. crushed red pepper
• 1 lb. deli  Antipasto Delight Salad (a mixture of vegetables, peppers and olives)
• 1/2 lb. hard salami, diced
• 1/2 lb. mortadella, diced
• 1/2 lb. provolone cheese, diced
• 1 pt. grape tomatoes, halved

instructions:

1. Toss the bread with the olive oil.  Spread onto a baking sheet and place under the broiler for 2-3 minutes to toast.  Set aside to cool.
2. Place the vinegar, oil, mustard, Italian herbs and crushed red pepper into a jar with a lid.  Shake well to combine.
3. Place the antipasto, salami, mortadella, provolone,  and tomatoes in a large bowl.  Add the toasted bread.  Toss, drizzle with dressing and toss again.  Transfer to a serving bowl or platter.

NOTES:

adapted from a recipe found in Cuisine at Home, Issue #127

https://adayinthelifeonthefarm.blogspot.com/2019/02/muffuletta-salad-mardigrasrecipes.html

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