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I’m a total sandwich enthusiast, and there’s nothing I love more than making a juicy, delicious sandwich for my favorite eaters. My joy and passion for sandwiches comes from a place of nostalgia and home-comfort, from making pickle-peanut butter-and-butter sandwiches for my dad as a child to making egg salad sandwiches for my kids as a mother. As an adult, an Italian sandwich is one of my all-time favorites!
Is there anything more fun than getting lost in a new town and finding amazing local gems? Last year I spent some time in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, a hip college town with spectacular restaurants. I happened upon a fabulous butcher and sandwich shop called Schuby’s. I was in heaven! They had the loveliest products available and served a few wonderful sandwiches.
One fabulous Italian sandwich was neither toasted, warm, or cheesy but it was so incredibly delicious that I could eat one every day! It featured ham, pepperoni, finocchiona, provolone, lettuce, tomato, hot giardiniera, and mayo on a seeded roll. I knew I wanted to create a version in my nocrumbsleft kitchen.
As a gluten-free girl, I’m always asking myself how I can make a spectacular version for myself, and of course, a great sandwich relies on finding the best ingredients available! I used my favorite gluten-free bread (Canyon Bakehouse’s Heritage Honey White sandwich bread) and began building my masterpiece. If you’re using gluten-free bread, toasting the bread on both sides is a must, but if you’re using regular bread, it’s your choice whether to toast or not. I added my favorite Italian meats, a good amount of provolone, hot giardiniera, a quick homemade sauce, and of course, my Marinated Red Onions.
This Italian sandwich is simply divine! I loved making a fabulous Italian sandwich right at home. It wasn’t exactly like the one in LaCrosse, but it was just as delicious! You can switch up the ingredients 100 ways, depending on what you like or what you have on hand, but in my opinion every Italian sandwich should have Chicago-style giardiniera. This is such a hearty sandwich, and depending on how hungry you are, you might not need any sides, but it sure is lovely with a crunchy chip.