Who doesn’t love a good deli sandwich?! I am in love with a deli sandwich with all the fancy fixin’s. This idea I had for a sandwich came together with some fresh pesto I had just made along with a piping hot fresh baked loaf of sourdough rye bread. I had never baked rye bread before and this loaf turned out PERFECT! I couldn’t believe it! The combination of flavors with the mortadella and pesto made me feel like I was eating at a fancy Italian deli! Give this D to the LISH sammie a try! You will LOVE IT!
Deli Style Open Faced Mortadella & Pesto on Rye
1
servings10
minutesIngredients
*For the Pesto*
1.5 cups 1.5 Packed Fresh Basil
1.5 cups 1.5 Packed Fresh Parsley
1/2 cup 1/2 Olive Oil
1/3 cup 1/3 Walnuts
1/4 cup 1/4 Parmesan Cheese
1 1 Lemon Zested & Juice of 1/2 Lemon
3 3 Cloves Peeled Garlic
1/2 tsp 1/2 Salt
1/4 tsp 1/4 Pepper
1/2 tsp 1/2 Red Pepper Flake
*For the Sammie*
1 1 Slice of Sourdough Rye or whatever bread you like
2 Tbsp 2 Pesto
3 3 Slices Mortadella
1/3 cup 1/3 Watercress or Arugula with olive oil to top
Lemon Zest for garnish
Directions
- To begin, in a high powered blender, add all ingredients for Parsley Basil Walnut pesto and blend until smooth
- Slice your bread and spread pesto on top
- Fold your 3 slices of mortadella and place on bread
- Toss some olive oil in watercress or arugula and place on top of your sandwich. Garnish with lemon zest and DIVE IN!
Notes
- You can use whatever type of bread you want for your sandwich. The recipe I used to bake my loaf of bread was Sourdough Rye from King Arthur. I would recommend using that recipe along with their flour if you wanted to bake your own loaf.