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Italian Sub Sandwich

This Italian Sub Sandwich has salami, pepperoni, ham, mozzarella, tomatoes, shredded lettuce & is topped with a delicious red wine vinaigrette.
You can make this sandwich as large or as small as you'd like - here I used a large Italian loaf of bread and then cut the sandwich into smaller pieces for my family - but you can also do these on individual hoagies or rolls.
Prep Time 7 minutes
Assembly Time 5 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Author Plum Street Collective

Equipment

  • toothpicks
  • parchment paper

Ingredients

Italian Red Wine Vinaigrette

  • 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Sandwich Ingredients

  • Italian loaf or good quality bread (or individual buns or hoagies)
  • salami, sliced thin (I like Italian dry salami)
  • pepperoni, sliced thin
  • deli ham or Italian capicola, sliced thin
  • fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
  • red onions, sliced thin
  • tomatoes, sliced
  • shredded lettuce

Instructions

Red Wine Vinaigrette

  • Mix all vinaigrette ingredients together in a jar or other airtight container. Shake well to combine.
  • Pour a small amount of the vinaigrette over the sliced red onions. This will soften the onions a bit and flavor the vinaigrette.

Sandwich Assembly

  • To begin the sandwich, using your hands, remove a small part of the top piece of the inside of the bread loaf. This will allow more room for all the sandwich ingredients to fit in the bread without coming out the sides.
  • Using a basting brush, generously brush both sides of the bread with the vinaigrette.
  • Build the sandwich by layering slices of salami, pepperoni, and ham on one side of the bread.
    Then add the fresh mozzarella, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, and then top with the marinated red onions, pouring extra vinaigrette as desired over the sandwich.
  • Next step is cutting the sandwich into pieces. (Skip this step if you're making individual sandwiches on smaller buns.)
    To make this cleaner, you can first wrap the sandwich in parchment paper. This will help keep all the ingredients in tact.
  • Once wrapped tightly with parchment, place several toothpicks in the sandwich (depending on how many sandwiches you'd like - we made 4 so I used 4 toothpicks).
    Slide the toothpicks in deeply to keep the sandwich together.
  • Cut the sandwich between the toothpicks to form individual smaller sandwiches.
    These transport well if wrapped tightly in plastic cling wrap - an easy meal on the go.
    Enjoy!