Perfect Picnic Sandwiches

It’s Labor Day week How are you celebrating the last long weekend of summer? School already started for our family but not for all of my children. One last child starts school after Labor Day so we’re living the weekend up with as many summer things as we can think of before our weekends are full of football games and kid activities. Assuming the weather holds up, we’ll probably even take the boat out! This sandwich is the perfect solution for the weekend. It’s great on a picnic (which is why I named it that) but also great on the boat, in the park, on a drive, at the beach or just something you can make in the morning and have done in the afternoon.

Enjoy your last week of summer! Let’s live it up.

Picnic Sandwiches

Serves 4

1 large loaf crusty bread

8 ounces fresh mozzarella

1 pound fresh sliced salami

1 large bunch basil leaves

1 jar roasted bell peppers in oil

1 large bunch arugula

1 cucumber, thinly sliced

2 cups green olives, roughly chopped

olive oil

salt and pepper

STEP 1

Slice the top off of the loaf of bread.  With a spoon, hollow out as much of the inside of the bread as is possible.  Brush the inside of the bread with olive oil

STEP 2

Layer each ingredient in a single layer on top of each other.  Continue stacking ingredients until the loaf of bread is full. 

STEP 3

Replace the top on the bread and press down with something heavy.  Let rest for at least 10 minutes.  Serve with potato chips.

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