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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers Salads
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Iceberg lettuce
1 cn (Large) Italian tuna,*
1 Small jar roasted red -
1 Small jar green vinegar -
Peppers,**
Peppers
Tomatoes, cut in wedges
Pitted black olives
Green olives w/Pimento
Provolone cheese,***
Imported ham****
Genoa Salami****
Mortadella****
Pepperoni (large slices)****
*packed in olive oil
**packed in vinegar and oil
***sliced, slices cut in half
****Sliced Italian cold cuts, rolled lengthwise
On platter, arrange lettuce, leaving a hole in the
middle large enough to hold the can of tuna. Drain oil
from the can over the lettuce, then place tuna in the
middle of platter.
Divide platter into sections, placing 1/2 slice of
cheese in each section. On top of cheese, place 1
rolled slice of each type of meat.
Drain liquid from red pepper jar over all, then
randomly place peppers, olives, and tomatoes around
the platter. Salt and pepper to taste, then pour more
olive oil over all.
Eat heartily, accompanied by much loud Italian
conversation. In fact, I typed this accompanied by
much loud Italian conversation. My parents were here,
and both were shouting instructions over my shoulder.
They disagreed about the arrangement of the lettuce -
my mother said that the hole in the middle of the
platter was necessary; my father insisted that it
wasn't, saying you can just dump the tuna on top of
the lettuce. I finally had to give up on this reply
until they went home. So now, in the peace and quiet
of the aftermath, I've finished it. Hope you had a
wonderful holiday.
