{"id":779,"date":"2011-05-05T04:52:57","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T04:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/?p=779"},"modified":"2011-07-21T06:37:11","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T06:37:11","slug":"new-orleans-muffulettas-pasta-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/new-orleans-muffulettas-pasta-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans Muffulettas &#038; Pasta Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-780\" title=\"New Orleans Muffuletta and Pasta Salad\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/041-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/041-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/041-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/041.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>My family loves New Orleans Muffuletttas.\u00a0 Combine this simple Sicilian influenced mega-sandwich with Pasta Salad and you have an easy Sunday Dinner they will remember for a long time, and request often.<\/p>\n<h2>Muffuletta Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>3 &#8211; 10&#8243; Round Buns, or Large French Loafs<\/li>\n<li>12 oz. &#8211;\u00a0 Smoked Turkey Breast, or Ham<\/li>\n<li>12 oz. &#8211; Hard Salami<\/li>\n<li>12 oz &#8211; Beef Balogna<\/li>\n<li>1 Pound &#8211; Sliced Provolone Cheese<\/li>\n<li>15 oz. &#8211; Olive Salad Mix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Muffuletta Preparation<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Split bun or loaf horizontally.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle a liberal amount of oil from the olive mix on the lower bun.<\/li>\n<li>Layer the meats, then the cheese, then add 5 oz., or approximately 1 cup of olive salad mix to each sandwich.<\/li>\n<li>Wrap in heavy duty foil and heat in oven for 3o minutes at 350 degrees.\u00a0 Sandwich will be warm through the center and the provolone cheese will be melted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-802\" title=\"015\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/015-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/015-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/015-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/015.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-803\" title=\"022\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/022-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/022-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/022-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/022.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-804\" title=\"027\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/027-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/027-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/027-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/027.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Combine your Muffulettas and Pasta Salad (<a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/sicilian-bowtie-pasta-salad\/\">recipe HERE<\/a>) and you will feed 8 adults and a handful of hungry kids and have enough left for a snack and a smile on Monday.<\/h3>\n<h2>The History Lesson<\/h2>\n<p>As a kid my family would make regular trips from the Mississippi Delta to New Orleans.\u00a0 We had relatives in New Orleans and really loved the Creole as well as the Sicilian culture there.\u00a0 We sampled traditional New Orleans cuisine from a variety of restaurants.\u00a0 For example, we always ate oysters at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.felixs.com\/?page_id=7\" target=\"_blank\">Felix&#8217;s Oyster Bar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/046.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-784\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Central Grocery Company\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/046-435x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/046-435x580.jpg 435w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/046-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/046.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a>The place we get your Muffuletta is Central Grocery Company.\u00a0 It was founded in 1906 and remains basically unchanged to this day.\u00a0 It is a museum of a grocery store that sells incredible sandwiches.\u00a0 Central Grocery was started by a Sicilian immigrant, Salvatore Lupo.<\/p>\n<p>The Muffuletta (sometimes spelled Muffeletta or Muffaletta, or other variation) is a simple sandwich made with great smoked and seasoned meats and cheese and topped with an incredible olive mix.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/094.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-786 aligncenter\" title=\"Central Grocery Company - New Orleans, LA\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/094-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/094-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/094-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/094.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last time Teresa &amp; I visited New Orleans was a weekend when the New Orleans Saints played in New Orleans.\u00a0 The exterior picture above was taken after Central Grocery Company closed on Saturday evening.\u00a0 Then next afternoon there was s line of 50 minutes, just to get through the front door of this tiny grocery store!\u00a0 It was worth the wait.<\/p>\n<p>I never knew there was a place for about 10 people to eat inside of the store, near the back. There are three linear bars, with bar stools.\u00a0 That day, we did eat inside the store and met some very nice admirers of the Original Muffuletta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/097.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-792\" title=\"New Orleans Muffulettas\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/097-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/097-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/097-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/097.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are a variety of olive mixes available. I have found that a mix made by Boscoli is close to the mix made by Central Grocery Company.\u00a0 They call it Italian Olive Salad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/boscoli-olive-salad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-785\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px;\" title=\"boscoli-olive-salad\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/boscoli-olive-salad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/boscoli-olive-salad.jpg 200w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/boscoli-olive-salad-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My family loves New Orleans Muffuletttas.\u00a0 Combine this simple Sicilian influenced mega-sandwich with Pasta Salad and you have an easy Sunday Dinner they will remember for a long time, and request often. 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