Description
This gourmet Italian Sub features creamy Burrata, savory mortadella, and one of Teri’s special Magic Elixirs. It’s the perfect picnic recipe!
Ingredients
For the Pistachio Pesto
- 1 cup raw pistachios
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, put through the press
- 1 cup fresh basil
- 1 cup fresh flat leaf parsley
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the Peppadew pepper mayo
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 12 jarred peppadew peppers
- 2 tablespoons peppadew brine
For the Sandwich
- Italian roll, regular or gluten free
- Olive oil
- 6 ounces mortadella
- 4 ounces burrata
- Arugula
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Marinated onions
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F (if the bread is GF or you choose to toast it).
Make the Pistachio Pesto.
- In the food processor, pulse a cup of raw pistachios until coarsely chopped. Add the pressed garlic, basil, and parsley. When all of that is mixed well, slowly add a half cup of olive oil until combined well. Add the lemon juice, salt, and pepper and combine until well mixed. Depending on your desired consistency, add more olive oil, 2 tablespoons at a time (I usually end up adding 4 tablespoons), and set aside.
Make the Peppadew Pepper Mayo.
- In a food processor, combine the mayonnaise, jarred peppadew peppers, and brine. Pulse until completely combined. Set aside.
Make the sandwich.
- Slice your bread lengthwise and scoop out the inner bread from the middle. If using gluten-free bread, you will want to toast it but if using regular bread, toasting will be optional, and you can skip the toasting step if you prefer it softer.
- If toasting your bread, brush the cut sides of the bread with olive oil and place on a parchment-lined sheet tray, cut side up. Put in the oven for a few minutes until lightly toasted, or toasted to your preference. Remove the sheet tray from the oven and place the bread on a cutting board.
- Spread a few tablespoons of the pistachio pesto on one of the bread halves and a few tablespoons of the peppadew pepper mayo on the other.
- Add a few slices of mortadella on the peppadew pepper mayo, drizzling it in gentle ribbons. Add a handful of arugula on top of the pistachio pesto and salt your greens.
- Tear a ball of burrata open and top the mortadella as evenly as you can and sprinkle it with ground pepper.
- Add marinated onion on top of the arugula.
- Swiftly close the sandwich by placing the pistachio pesto side over the other.
- Cut the sandwich in two. Serve cold and enjoy!