CHICKEN MUFFULETTA WITH SPICY OLIVE RELISH MAYONNAISE
A Bobby Flay Recipe
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
2 Roasted red peppers (from a jar), drained
1/2 or 1 jalapeno chile, chopped (depending on how spicy you like)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup Hellmann’s or Best Foods Real Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. sherry vinegar
3/4 cup prepared olive relish
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 Tbsp. olive oil
16 1/4-inch slices provolone cheese
1 large round loaf of bread, sliced in half crosswise
Aluminum foil
2 bricks or a cast iron pan and a few heavy cans
Directions:
1. Combine the red peppers, jalapeno, garlic, Hellmann’s or Best Foods Real Mayonnaise and vinegar in a food processor and process until smooth. Scrape the mixture into a medium bowl and fold in the olive relish and parsley. Set aside.
2. Heat the grill to high or the grill pan over high heat. Brush the chicken breasts with oil on both sides and sprinkle with salt and pepper, if desired. Grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side until golden brown and just cooked through. Remove from the grill, let rest 5 minutes then slice into 1/4-inch slices on the bias.
3. Spread some of Mayonnaise mixture on the bottom half of the bread, add half of the cheese, half of the chicken and repeat with the remaining ingredients (Mayonnaise mixture, cheese and chicken in that that order).
4. Spread the cut-side of the top of the loaf with more Mayonnaise mixture and place, mayonnaise-side down on chicken. Wrap tightly in foil, place on baking sheet and place bricks or a heavy cast iron pan on top. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour (to allow the flavors to meld) or overnight.
Notes on Bobby’s techniques from the “Celebration of Sandwiches” event:
– Evenly spread out the condiments. Be sure to hit all of the spaces (including corners) when you are spreading the mayonnaise mixture on the bread.
-The muffuletta is about feeing the whole family/it is a family style sandwich.
– (This roasted chicken is not an authentic version of a New Orleans muffuletta.)