'Italian' Sandwiches From Maine
I made some of these for a friend the other day and she was completely baffled. 'Don't get me wrong but I don't get the whole 'Italian' thing? They aren’t Italian at all!’
These sandwiches are a favorite here in Maine in the summer and I have no idea where they got their name. If you have never been here, you have never had one. They are fabulous, a crisp salad in a roll and very customizable for your picky eaters. The mixture of sweet and salty along with the fresh crunchy goodness makes this a sandwich to try at least once.
Mine are vegetarian but you can add ham, turkey, tuna, or whatever you prefer in the bottom before you layer the vegetables.
If you can’t find sub rolls you can use a bulky or sandwich roll. My son uses hot dog rolls in a pinch if I haven’t made any rolls recently.
Italians
6 inch sub rolls
2 slices cheese per sandwich (cheddar,
American, provolone)
1 Thinly sliced raw sweet onion
1 thinly sliced sweet pepper
2 tomatoes, cut in half then
sliced
Pickles, either sandwich or chips
1 small can sliced black olives,
drained
Olive oil, sea salt, and freshly
ground pepper
Assembly
Cut open
rolls. Lay 2 slices of cheese across bottom, overlapping to cover the entire
bottom. Spread onions in bottom. Layer the tomatoes, overlapping them to cover
bottom. Next up is a couple pickle slices then a few pieces of the sweet
pepper. A sprinkle of the sliced black olives followed by a swish of good olive
oil, a couple grinds of pepper and a pinch or 2 of sea salt.
