Muffaletta Pizza

Best Cheese Pizza - Pizza

A terrific variation on an old New Orleans Favorite. We serve it as an appetizer to guests. The olive salad mixture may be used at once, but is best when chilled overnight. Adjust the ingredients to taste.

Brief

Prep 45 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 6

Yield: 1 pizza

Muffaletta Pizza

Ingredients

8 jumbo black olives

pitted

8 pitted green olives

2 tablespoons chopped celery

2 tablespoons chopped red onion

2 cloves chopped garlic

6 leaves chopped fresh basil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ teaspoon dried oregano

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 (16 ounce) package ready made pizza crust

1 tablespoon olive oil

½ teaspoon garlic powder to taste

salt to taste

2 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

2 ounces shredded provolone cheese

2 ounces grated Parmesan cheese

2 ounces thinly sliced hard salami

cut into strips

2 ounces thinly sliced mortadella

cut into strips

4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto

cut into strips

Four Cheese Margherita Pizza

Pizza

Directions

Step 1

In a medium bowl mix jumbo black olives green olives celery red onion garlic basil parsley olive oil oregano salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until using.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Sprinkle pizza crust with olive oil salt and garlic powder.

Step 3

Place the crust directly on the oven rack. Bake for about 5 minutes. Do not allow crust to become overly browned or crisp. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Step 4

In a medium bowl mix together mozzarella cheese Provolone cheese Parmesan cheese hard salami mortadella and prosciutto. Stir in the olive mixture.

Step 5

Preheat the broiler. Spread the cheese and vegetable mixture over the baked pizza crust.

Step 6

Broil 5 minutes or until cheeses are melted and meats are lightly browned. Cut into 3 inch squares and serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Muffaletta Pizza

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 511.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 22.5g 45%

Carbohydrates: 38.4g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 1.3g 5%

Sugars: 4.4g

Fat: 29.1g 45%

Saturated Fat: 9.4g 47%

Cholesterol: 52.1mg 17%

Vitamin A Iu: 269.4IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.1mg 24%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 7%

Vitamin C: 1.7mg 3%

Folate: 6.5mcg 2%

Calcium: 263.3mg 26%

Iron: 2.7mg 15%

Magnesium: 14.1mg 5%

Potassium: 111.4mg 3%

Sodium: 1631.3mg 65%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 8%

Calories From Fat: 261.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.