Italian Hoagie - chopped version
Ingredients
4 hoagie or sub rolls
2 cups shredded lettuce
6 slices of pepperoni
slices different salami : 3 milano, 3 calabrese, 3 toscano (giant supermarket has this in 1 pack, look for the Veroni brand at the deli section
6 slices of ham
6 slices of tomato
6 slices of provolone cheese (or whatever cheese you fancy, except swiss or mozarella....try american or havarti)
¼ cup pepperoncini (or banana peppers if you want it sweet)
¼ cup thinly sliced red onions
¼ cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoon hoagie dressing (or olive oil)
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste.
Instructions
Start with a base layer of shredded lettuce.
Chop in your ingredients separately or pile them all together (in the order below) then chop.
First meats
Then pile in your cheese
Then tomatoes
Then peppers
Then red onions
Make sure to mix them all together after chopping
Next add mayonnaise (ssh! don't tell the hubby), hoagie dressing (or olive oil with your herbs), red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
Scoop a pile of the chopped Italian ingredients onto a toasted hoagie roll and serve.
You can also sliced small pieces of baguette or hoagie roll and have this bruschetta-style instead.
Side story:
My husband loves Italian hoagie, I do too but not as passionate as him (lol) because all those many layers of meat in a bread overwhelms me plus the dressing dripping down my husband's hands while enjoying this also isn't helping my OCD, lol. So when I saw this on instagram, I had to make it. It's hubby approved which is a good thing as he is my personal Italian hoagie connoisseur :P. My kids love it too. I still find it overwhelming (and messy) so i eat it bruschetta-style and love it!
If you’re not a mayo person like my husband (I, on the other hand, love mayo), feel free to skip it. That said… I added it anyway, secretly, and he didn’t notice a thing. I made a mayo-free batch for his first half hoagie. When he went back for seconds, that’s when he got the mayo version.
He just said it tasted “more flavorful.” told him it was probably because I was more generous with the dressing that had conveniently pooled at the bottom of the bowl. What he doesn’t know absolutely won’t hurt him, lol.
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