Muffaletta sandwich from Central Grocery in New Orleans including a layer of olive salad

Olive salad is a chopped salad made from green olives, black olives, olive oil, celery, cauliflower, carrots, sweet peppers, onions, capers, parsley, pepperoncini, oregano, garlic, vinegar, herbs and spices. It is a "piquant salad" used as a spread to make the muffaletta sandwich, which is especially popular in and around New Orleans.[1] The celery, cauliflower and carrots are commonly found in the pickled form known as giardinera.[2] Capers and lemon juice may also be included.[3]

It is commercially produced for restaurants and for retail sale. Other types of olive salads are also used as side dishes for other Sicilian and Mediterranean meals, usually using whole pitted olives instead of chopped olives. Some are inspired by the muffaletta sandwich.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Olive Salad". Williams-Sonoma. 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023. This piquant salad is an essential ingredient for the classic New Orleans sandwich known as muffuletta.
  2. ^ Zeitz, Alexandra; Deutsch, Jonathan; Fulton, Benjamin (2018). We Eat What? A Cultural Encyclopedia of Unusual Foods in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9781440841125.
  3. ^ Weeks, Kevin D. (December 6, 2022). "Muffaletta Sandwich". The Spruce Eats. New York City. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Lawrence, Amy; Fox Burks, Justin (May 30, 2020). "Muffuletta Salad". Washington Post. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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