Sandwiches 101: The Stacked Italian

This is a sandwich I made up for entry to a Trader Joe's recipe contest. It didn't win, but it's still a solid lunch or snack. Pardon the annoying "TJ's" everywhere, the contest rules required using 3 or more Trader Joe's products.

The Stacked Italian

This is a quick recipe for two slider-sized sandwiches, and is easily scale-able for a crowd.

Two TJ's Ciabatta Rolls

One TJ's Ovoline Mozzarella Ball

Six slices Daniele/Daniele Black Peppercorn Salami - found in the refridgerator section of your local TJ's

One TJ's Organic Slicing Tomato

Two teaspons TJ's Olive Tapenade

Preheat the oven to Bake 350, and toss in the ciabatta rolls. Place the salami slices on a pan and turn to medium/high heat. The salami will puff up in the middle, let out a lot of oil and become crispy. Turn once and continue to fry to desired crispiness. Slice the tomato and mozarella into 1/4 inch rounds. Remove the rolls from the oven, slice horizontally and place a teaspoon of olive tapenade on the top half of each. Alternate slices of tomato, fried salami and mozarella on each sandwich evenly and top with the tapenade'd roll-top to desired stack height. Serves two as a snack, one as a meal.