Ingredients

  • 1 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, drained
  • 1/2 cup chopped Kalamata olives
  • 1/4 cup diced red onions
  • 1/4 lemon, juiced
  • 2 marinated artichoke hearts, drained
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons capers, drained
  • 1/2 teaspoon roasted garlic
  • cooking spray
  • 8 slices provolone cheese, or to taste
  • 8 thin slices ham, or to taste
  • 8 slices Genoa salami, or to taste
  • 1 loaf crusty Italian bread, sliced

Method

  • Place stuffed olives, Kalamata olives, red onions, lemon juice, artichoke hearts, basil, olive oil, capers, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Refrigerate olive salad 8 hours to overnight.
  • Spray a panini press with cooking spray and preheat the grill.
  • Layer 1 slice provolone cheese, 1 spoonful olive salad, 2 slices ham, 2 slices salami, another spoonful olive salad, and 1 additional slice provolone cheese on 4 slices bread; top with 4 additional slices to create 4 sandwiches. Place sandwiches in the preheated panini press and grill until bread is toasted, 3 to 5 minutes each. Cut sandwiches in half.