
Yields:
10 - 12 serving(s)
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
If you aren’t familiar with the muffuletta sandwich, you should be. It’s filled with three different cured meats, a plethora of olives, roasted red peppers, and other brined ingredients. It’s big and proud, and this dip is the perfect scoopable version of it. Because the sandwich is a New Orleans’ native, it would be fun to serve the dip at any Mardi Gras celebration or just at your next gathering.
If you can find a muffuletta loaf—it’s what the sandwich is normally built on and named after—go ahead and use that. Otherwise, a sesame or other seed-crusted sourdough boule will do well—even a plain loaf works if you’re in a pinch! If you use a plain loaf, you can add some sesame seeds to the dip if you like. Use the pieces of bread you’ve carved out of the boule as dippers, and once the dip starts running low, you can slice pieces out of the bread bowl. Talk about zero waste!
Did you try making this? Let us know how it went in the comments!
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Ingredients
- 4
garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1
(8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup
chopped pitted mixed olives
- 1 cup
shredded provolone
- 1/2 cup
store-bought or homemade chopped roasted red peppers
- 1/2 cup
store-bought or homemade giardiniera
- 1/4 cup
shredded Parmesan
- 3 oz.
mortadella, chopped
- 2 oz.
coppa, chopped
- 2 oz.
sweet soppressata, chopped
- 2 Tbsp.
drained capers
- 1
(1-lb.) sesame or plain round boule
Crackers, for serving
Directions
- Step 1Arrange a rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°. In a large bowl, combine garlic, cream cheese, olives, provolone, red peppers, giardiniera, Parmesan, mortadella, coppa, soppressata, and capers.
- Step 2Leaving a 1" border, cut out center of bread boule and scoop out the center to make a bread bowl. Tear or cut scooped out bread into 1" pieces. Place bread bowl and bread pieces on a baking sheet. Fill bread bowl with dip.
- Step 3Bake dip, removing bread pieces if they start to get too dark, until warmed through, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Step 4Serve dip warm with toasted bread and crackers alongside.
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