Easy Muffuletta Salad Recipe

Muffuletta salad looks like a party in every bite! This salad twist on a muffuletta sandwich is a great lunch or starter. You’re going to love it.

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What’s a Muffuletta Salad?

I took what’s in a classic muffuletta sandwich, chopped it up, and tossed it with romaine lettuce.

The result was a muffuletta-inspired salad with an olive salad dressing. Yes, a salad vinaigrette made with olive oil, red wine vinegar, and muffuletta mix.

It’s delicious, it’s salty, and it’s pure comfort baby.

Muffuletta Salad Ingredients

• Romaine lettuce. Or any lettuce you prefer, I wanted light but crisp lettuce.
• Red Peppers. I wanted to add a little extra vegetables. You can also add carrots and whatever favorite vegetables you have on hand.
• Genoa salami. I chose this because the Mediterranean market told me it was the cheaper alternative, so I went with that.
• Mortadella. Mortadella is basically pork sandwich meat. If you cannot find it at your grocery store you can substitute it for bologna or if you want to go for a lower-fat option, sliced turkey.
• Capicoli. This is cured cold cut of meat. It reminded me of prosciutto. I was able to find it at our local Mediterranean market but if you have a tough time you can use a little prosciutto or just for sliced deli ham.
• Provolone cheese. Thankfully this cheese is widely available at all grocery stores, but you can substitute it havarti, gouda, or whatever your preference is if necessary.
• Mozzarella cheese. I bought mine presliced to make life a little easier. Level up your salad by using fresh mozzarella.
• Baguette. Cubed and toasted to make croutons.
• Green Olives. Or whatever olives you want to add to your salad.

Red onion would also be a delicious addition to this salad recipe.

Olive Salad Vinegarette

I whipped together a simple salad dressing that really took this salad over the top.

• Muffuletta Mix. You can find this at the store (I had luck finding the muffuletta olive salad at a Mediterranean market, they had a few different options) or on Amazon. Italian style or New Orleans style will be fine.
• Red wine vinegar.
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

I put everything in a blender and created a smooth dressing. I put everything in a blender and created a smooth dressing. The leftovers I will put it in a mason jar and store it in the fridge for 4-5 days.

Sandwich Meat and Sodium

Let’s be clear, this is a high sodium salad. The delicious deli and cured meats are a little extra.

I wouldn’t recommend having this every single day but it was a delicious treat (if you can call salads a treat) and a change of pace.

Feel free to change up the amounts listed in the recipe card to make it work for you.

This is essentially a delicious Italian sandwich, salad style. If you want to find another twist on this recipe take a look at these Muffuletta Skewers from Party Food Favorites.

More Salad Recipes

If you’re looking for more delicious and easy salad recipes, check out these:

• Strawberry Chicken Salad with Honey Dijon Dressing
• Cheeseburger Salad Recipe
• Turkey Harvest Salad Recipe