Recipe: Mediterranean Ham & Cheese Mini-Sub

This is not a real Mediterranean recipe. I just made it up. I like it because it’s simple, easy to make, consists of just good meat, cheese and bread, and tastes good.

Ingredients

• 1 mini-sub roll (a small, slender 6″ sub-shaped roll; I like Asiago cheese rolls)
• deli-style, thinly-sliced smoked ham (Hillshire Farm is good)
• pizza-style pepperoni, for some spicy kick (I like Armour)
• goat cheese

Recipe

1. Slice the roll in half lengthwise. Optional: Heat the roll in the oven at 350°F for a few minutes first until the crust gets a little crispy.
2. Slather the goat cheese generously on the insides of both halves of the roll. It helps to let the goat cheese warm up a bit ahead of time as goat cheese can be really crumbly and hard to spread when cold.


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3. Put down an overlapping layer of pepperoni slices on the bottom half of the roll. The rolls I like are just wide enough for one row of pepperoni.
4. Pile on 2-3 layers of thin deli-style smoked ham, say 6-9 slices. Don’t lay “’em out flat, cafeteria-style. I like to twist or fold them for greater volume and texture.
5. Put the top half of the roll on, and maybe slice the roll in half widthwise. Enjoy!