Italian Salami Sandwiches with pesto, provolone cheese, and roasted red peppers on homemade focaccia bread.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Pickled Onions1 hourhr
Total Time15 minutesmins
Total Cost: $7.93 recipe / $1.32 serving
Servings: 6
Ingredients
1/2loaf homemade focaccia $0.54
1/2medium red onion $0.45
1/2cupwhite or red wine vinegar $0.25
1/2Tbspwhite sugar $0.02
3/4tspsalt $0.03
6Tbsppesto $0.99
3Tbspmayonnaise $0.25
1/3lb.Italian dry salami $2.33
6slicesprovolone cheese $1.70
1/2 12 oz.jarroasted red peppers $1.00
2cupsspinach $0.37
Instructions
At some point before making the sandwiches (at least one hour ahead of time, up to a couple days ahead), make the quick pickled red onions. Thinly slice the red onions and place them in a bowl or jar. Mix together the vinegar, salt, and sugar until the salt and sugar are dissolved. Pour the vinegar mixture over the onions, making sure they’re all covered. Refrigerate for at least one hour, or up to a couple of days.
When you’re ready to make the sandwiches, slice the focaccia bread into six pieces. Cut each piece through the middle to form a top and bottom. Spread the pesto over each bottom pieces (1 tablespoon for each piece) and thinly spread the mayonnaise over the top pieces (about a 1/2 tablespoon each).
Layer the sandwich toppings on. They don’t have to be in any particular order, but I layered mine as follows: salami, provolone, pickled red onion, roasted red peppers, then spinach. See photos below for more details.
Place the top pieces of focaccia back over the sandwich filling and slice through again to separate the six sandwiches. If you’re making a sandwich platter, you can further cut each sandwich into 2-4 pieces. Place a toothpick through each one to hold the sandwich together.