Treat yourself to a taste of New Orleans with this Hot Muffuletta Sandwich Recipe! It’s quick to make and delicious to eat. Best of all, you can make these sandwiches in advance and freeze them! Add these ingredients to your shopping list and enjoy the wonderful flavors of New Orleans you’ll experience with my take on the Central Grocery Muffuletta Recipe.

New Orleans is famous for its culinary traditions and cultural diversity. The iconic muffuletta olive sandwich is a true New Orleans tradition. Made with sesame bread, Italian cold cuts, and homemade olive salad, this sandwich is great for busy families.

New Orleans Hot Muffuletta Sandwich Recipe

It’s that time of year when life goes absolutely bonkers for me. My four kids run track, play spring ball and have lots of music lessons so nights and weekends fill up. Every year I think our schedule will be less hectic, but it never is. We run on easy recipes like this one during these busy seasons.

To survive this crazy season, I really rely on the homemade food I keep in my freezer. Otherwise, it’s ball park popcorn for dinner almost every night. Been there, done that, don’t judge. Since I started cooking freezer friendly recipes, though, it’s so much easier to have a dinner ready on very busy nights. Freezer sandwiches are a family favorite, and this Muffuletta is absolute perfection.

Muffalettas are undeniably delicious. The flavor ranges from savory and salty to slightly briny. Assembling Muffalettas takes minimal cooking or kitchen skills. Bond with your family by letting the kids help make the sandwiches.

Central Grocery Muffuletta Recipe

I first tried this sandwich at Central Grocery a few years ago when I was in New Orleans for Shiftcon, a wonderful conference I go to every year. If you get the chance to try the original, I highly recommend it!! If it’s not possible to get to New Orleans, though, never fear. It’s easy to make something very similar to the Central Grocery Muffuleta Recipe. Here’s what you need to know:

This sandwich is made on Italian bread with Italian meats and cheeses, but the icing on the cake so to speak, is the Italian olive salad. I love the olives on this sandwich. So good! I can’t find a great olive salad in my Iowa grocery stores, but I’ve found it’s very easy to make my own. And it only takes a few minutes if you get the right ingredients.

To make an olive salad, I use pre-sliced green olives with pimentos, add in a few spices, fresh garlic, and three tablespoons of vinaigrette. The longer you can let the salad sit for the flavors to really come together, the better it will be. But I’ve made it only a few minutes ahead of time before and it’s still good.

After you make the flavorful olive salad, all you need to do is find the right bread, meats, and cheese, and get layering! I like to heat the final sandwich in the oven to get the cheese all melty. This step is different from Central Grocery Muffuletta recipe – they instead smash their sandwich for several hours with a heavy pan! I don’t personally do that, but if you want to, be my guest!

Printable Hot Central Discount Muffuletta Recipe

Have you tried a Muffuletta sandwich before?

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