Muffuletta Dip

I’ll just get to the point about this Muffuletta Dip.

If you love Italian meats this is the dip for you!

I make this for my family and friends all of the time and it’s always a big hit!

First, the ingredients. It’s loaded with provolone, sharp, and jack cheeses.

The meats y’all! Salami, mortadella, and sopressata!

I often add other Italian meats if I’m in the mood for something a little different.

I purchase my meats and cheeses in a big chunk and chop them myself.

About 1/2 inch dice.

Let’s not forget about all of the veggies.

I included red onions, mixed bell peppers, pepperoncini, black olives, pickled jalapenos, and giardiniera peppers.

If you can find Muffuletta Olive spread you can use that instead of the giardiniera.

I added extra black olives as the giardiniera is lacking in the olive department.

Now let me explain what I do next.

Sometimes I take the veggies and saute them in extra virgin olive oil.

You don’t have to do this step. I do it based on how I’m feeling.

It makes the veggies tender and I like the texture.

Otherwise, just mix everything together and place into a greased 9 inch casserole dish and bake.

I highly suggest you double the recipe and bake it in a 13×9 greased casserole dish.

It goes very quickly!

Enjoy.

Muffuletta Dip

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 (8) oz pack cream cheese, room temperature

1 cup provolone cheese, diced

1 cup sharp cheese, diced

1 cup jack cheese, diced

1 cup Genoa salami, diced

1 cup mortadella, diced

1 cup sopressata, diced

1/2 cup chopped giardiniera, or olive spread

1/2 cup red onion, chopped

1/2 cup bell pepper, mixed colors, chopped

1/2 cup pepperoncini, chopped

1/2 cup pickled cherry peppers, chopped

1/2 black olives, chopped

1/2 cup green onions, chopped

1/2 cup pickled jalapenos, chopped

2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

1 teaspoon creole seasoning

1 teaspoon black pepper

extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Add about 1 tablespoon of olive oil to pan over medium heat.

Add all the veggies and cook for about five minutes, season with seasoning blend.

Allow to cool.

Dice meats and cheeses into an 1/2 inch dice.

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.

Place into a greased 9 inch pie pan.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Turn oven to broil and broil for 2-3 minutes

Remove from oven and top with parsley.