Italian Combo Grinder Sandwich Recipe

5      Reviews by:    Jeanna Norris   Italian Combo Grinder Sandwich Recipe makes a very flavorful grinder sandwich using bell pepper, onion, Italian salad dressing and bread, shredded iceberg lettuce, olives, tomato, cubanelle pepper, asiago cheese and other very tasty ingredients. Food Category:    Sandwiches Cuisine Origin:    Italian    Servings:4 Nutrition facts:568 calories35.1 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   1 Hour Cook Time:   0 Minutes Total Time:   1 Hour

INGREDIENTS

• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 cup store-bought Italian salad dressing
• One 12-inch loaf Italian bread
• 1 1/2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
• 15 pitted Kalamata olives, sliced
• Hot sauce
• 1/3 pound thinly sliced ham
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 1 cubanelle pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1/3 pound thinly sliced soppressata
• 5 thin slices asiago cheese
• 1/3 pound sliced capicola or prosciutto

DIRECTIONS

• In a large bowl, combine the bell peppers, cucumber, onion and salad dressing. Let sit for 30 minutes or up to overnight. Drain, reserving the marinade.
• Halve the bread lengthwise and scoop out the top half. Drizzle both sides with the reserved marinade.
• Place the lettuce on the bread bottom and top with the olives and half of the marinated vegetables; season with the hot sauce.
• Top with the ham, tomato, cubanelle pepper, soppressata, asiago and capicola. Set the bread top in place and cut crosswise into 4 sandwiches. Serve with the remaining marinated vegetables.

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