The muffuletta is a New Orleans food favorite. However, you don’t have to travel to Louisiana to eat the tasty sandwich. The easier option is to follow this mini muffuletta sandwich recipe at home. It’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
Most New Orleans dishes, like gumbo, jambalaya and etoufée, require you to slave over the stove and in the kitchen for hours. All that work is rewarding but it’s not the only way to enjoy flavors of the Crescent City. An easier option is to make mini muffuletta sandwiches – all you need is a focaccia loaf, simple-to-make olive salad, sliced cheese and deli meat.
What Is a Muffuletta?
Along with the po boy, the muffuletta is one of NOLA’s famous sandwiches on the run. The muffuletta, an Italian stack of meats and cheeses, has been around for over a century and represents everything great about the city’s diversity. The fact is, while we associate many French, Spanish, Creole and Acadian flavors with New Orleans, Sicilian immigrants have had a large hand in the formation of the city’s food culture.…