Italian Sub Sliders
Summary
How to make Italian Sub Sliders - perfect for Super Bowl appetizer
Italian Sub Sliders
What’s the best thing about Super Bowl? The food! And, I’ve got the perfect Super Bowl Sunday snack for you—Italian Sub Sliders! These mini sandwiches are packed with layers of savory deli meats, melty cheese, and zesty Italian flavors, combined to perfection on soft slider buns. Whether you’re hosting a party or bringing a crowd-pleasing dish to the table, these easy, cheesy, and flavor-packed sliders will be the MVP of your snack lineup.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Note: the meats and cheese listed above should be available at your local deli.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil for easy cleanup.
- Using a large, serrated knife, slice the Hawaiian rolls in half (leave the rolls attached), creating a top and bottom. Take the entire top off. Place the bottoms on the prepared baking sheet.
- Start layering the rolls with the mortadella. I like to overlap the meats. Use all the mortadella. Add another layer of capicola and then repeat with the Genoa salami.
- Top the meat with 24 slices of tomato. Sprinkle the tomatoes with a bit of kosher salt. Don’t skip this step. It will bring out the flavor of the tomatoes.
- Add a layer of sliced of pepperoncini (as much as you like). Now, add a drizzle of red wine vinegar and olive oil all over the sliders.
- Finally, top with slices of provolone cheese (overlap each slice). Place the top back on the sliders. Place in the oven on the middle rack until the cheese has just melted. This will take 5-6 minutes.
- Take the sliders out of the oven and cut into individual sliders. You’re now ready to plate and enjoy!
- Note: These can be made several hours ahead of time. Just cover and place in the refrigerator before baking them. When you’re ready to serve just take them out of the refrigerator and serve as is or bake in the oven as described above.
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Let us know how it was!What makes these Italian Sub Sliders
Italian Sub Sliders are a mini, party-friendly take on an Italian sub: layers of cured deli meats (mortadella, capicola, Genoa salami), sharp provolone, sliced tomato and jarred pepperoncini on soft Hawaiian rolls, finished with a drizzle of red wine vinegar and olive oil. The salty, savory cured meats combined with the sharp cheese and the bright acidity from pepperoncini and vinegar deliver the classic Italian deli flavor in slider form.
- Salt the tomatoes: Salting the sliced tomatoes seasons them and draws out some surface moisture, which helps keep the rolls from becoming soggy.
- Overlap the provolone: Overlapping the provolone slices creates a more continuous cheese layer so it melts evenly across the sliders.
- Assembly order helps: With tomatoes and pepperoncini placed beneath the provolone, the melted cheese helps act as a barrier that reduces direct moisture contact with the top of the rolls during the short bake.
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Watch Dr. J make Italian Sub Sliders and see how it comes together.
