This easy mortadella sandwich is one delicious Italian sandwich piled high on toasty bread with arugula, juicy tomato, banana peppers, roasted pepper, cheese and thinly sliced red onion. Shake up your lunch routine with one epic, belly-satisfying sandwich!
Hi everyone! Have a good weekend? We did a few odds and ends around the house and a little relaxing too. Just what the weekend should be about, right?
The weather still hasn’t warmed up, but I’m still optimistic that a warm breeze will blow our way. I have all my summer shoes out of hibernation and ready to wear. Plus, I even made a homemade body scrub to get my little feet in tip top shape.
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen a pic in my stories from a couple weeks ago. You may have also seen me being silly this past weekend with my camera filter, LOL.
Anyway, onto this mortadella sandwich!
This easy lunch recipe is something hubby and I regularly enjoy, usually for a quick weekday dinner with soup or a hearty lunch on the weekend.
What is Mortadella?
Mortadella is basically Italian luncheon meat made from pork and originating from Bologna, Italy. I lovingly call it “Italian bologna.”
This recipe is like an ultimate bologna sandwich! I love it on a sandwich for lunch or dinner (of course), but serve it on a breakfast sandwich with a fried egg? Heavenly!
What I love about this mortadella sandwich is all the flavour-packed ingredients that go along with it, especially the roasted red pepper and red onion.
I love raw onion on a sandwich or burger. Don’t get me wrong, I do love caramelized or cooked onions too, but the pungent raw onion is so good. Though, it may not be your best choice on a first date or something.
Tips for Making This Delicious Italian Sandwich
- Use a good quality, crusty bread and toast well.
- I use light mortadella in this recipe, but you could also use the regular version.
- Fold over each slice of mortadella, rather than layer on the sandwich. It gives a nice look and texture to the sandwich.
- Dab the banana peppers and roasted red pepper with a paper towel to remove excess moisture.
- I use cheddar cheese, but provolone or Asiago would work lovely too.
- The instructions for this Italian sandwich makes one sandwich. Making for more than one person? Just adjust the ingredients accordingly.
What to Serve With a Mortadella Sandwich
- Black olives
- Pickled green beans (have you tried? Yummy!)
- Pickled onions
- Potato chips
- Pickle
More Easy Lunch Recipes
- Curry Chicken Salad Sandwich
- Classic Egg Salad Sandwich
- Oven Baked Fish Tacos
- Black Bean and Tofu Scramble Lettuce Wraps
Hope you love this luncheon meat sandwich as much as we do! It’s such a great lucnch.
If you make this mortadella sandwich recipe, be sure to leave a comment below!
Mortadella Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 slices sandwich bread, use your favourite variety
- 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 3 to 4 slices mortadella, light or regular variety
- ½ roasted red pepper
- 2 to 3 slices tomato
- 3 to 4 slices red onion
- 5 to 6 pickled hot peppers, or to taste
- sliced cheddar cheese, to taste
- baby arugula, to taste
Instructions
- Toast bread. Spread mayonnaise over one side of one slice and mustard over one side of the other slice.
- Top one of the slices of bread with arugula, tomatoes, hot peppers, roasted red pepper, cheese, red onion and mortadella. Place the other slice of bread over top to form the sandwich. Serve and enjoy!Note: Pat the hot peppers and roasted red pepper dry of excess moisture with some paper towel before building your sandwich.
Nutrition estimate (if provided) is based on 1 Serving.
Nutrition information (if provided) is provided as a courtesy and should be considered an estimate only. Ingredients can vary and Girl Heart Food makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are guidelines only.
Dana
Dawn! This sandwich is a freaking dream! Seriously. Nothing beats a hearty sandwich stacked with goodies like this. I waaaaaant it!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks a whole bunch, Dana!! We love it around here! Nothing like a sandwich piled high, is there?
David @ Spiced
Yay! The mysterious (haha!) mortadella sandwich post is back! Italian food is always a big hit around here, and I love a good sandwich…so I know this mortadella sandwich wouldn’t last long in our house! In fact, we just got back from Italy a couple of weeks ago, and we stopped by a lunch place that made similar sandwiches…except they were as big as our faces! Love this flavor combo. It would make a great lunch on a warm summer day!
Girl Heart Food
Indeed 😉 It doesn’t last long around here either…can’t beat a sandwich piled high with toppings, can ya? Thanks David! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Christina
Oooooh momma, this sandwich is what lunch-y dreams are made of! I can’t eat the bread at the moment, but I can use the ham as my tortilla and make it into a wrap!! YUMMM.
I’m with you on homemade sugar scrubs. They are amazing, however, I can’t use coconut oil. I tried it once and broke out with zits over my entire body. It’s really weird to see whiteheads on your arms, stomach, and legs. I CAN, however, use grapeseed oil!
Amazing recipe, PINNING!
Girl Heart Food
Hahaha – you’re too funny, Christina, but I have to agree with ya 😉 Oh no about the coconut oil!! That ain’t good! I heard avocado oil was good too! Thanks so much – hope you’re having a wonderful weekend 🙂
Natanja || Home Baked Bliss
This looks incredible! I could totally imagine having this as a breakfast sandwich with a fried egg like you suggested, great idea! Definitely more tasty than my everyday boring “healthy oatmeal” haha.
Girl Heart Food
Thank you so much Natanja! Mortadella is so yummy on a breakfast sandwich too! Hope you have a wonderful weekend 🙂
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking
I love it when a sandwich is so piled high with toppings that you’re not quite sure how you will eat it! This one looks so good Dawn! Hoping the weather warms up soon! While I love a good excuse to stay inside and have fun in the kitchen, a little warm weather soon would be nice!
Girl Heart Food
Haha – the messier, the better, right?! Thanks Leanne! Let’s hope for some nice weather soon!
Thao @ In Good Flavor
I love mortadella! Need to get my hands on this sandwich right now!! I was never a fan of raw onions in sandwiches but have developed an affinity for raw red onions in recent years. I too love the bite it provides!
Kevin O'Leary
Oh, My. Goodness. I could eat this every day!
Karen (Back Road Journal)
If my husband shops at the deli, he will always come home with mortadella…it is his favorite lunch meat. He would certainly enjoy your sandwich.
Girl Heart Food
One of my faves too! I sure hope so 😉 Thanks Karen!
Anne|Craving Something Healthy
Now that the temps are in the 100s in AZ, I’m doing more salads and sandwiches for dinner – this sandwich looks delicious and I’ll definitely give it a try!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Anne! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do 🙂
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife
Wow, now THIS is a sandwich! I’d love to make a bunch of these to serve on game days – I bet everyone would love them!
Girl Heart Food
Woo hoo! Thank you Marlynn! Yes, that’s such a great idea 🙂
Marissa
I’ll have to try out that foot scrub because: sandals!! 😉
Swooning over this piled high sandwich. Makes me want to skip my Monday responsibilities, pack up a picnic basket and head to the park!
Girl Heart Food
Yes, yes you do! I love it and it comes together super quickly.
Oh, can I come 😉 Sounds wonderful! Thanks Marissa!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
Killer sandwich Dawn! I LOVE all the ingredients! Perfect for summer picnics. Pinned!
Girl Heart Food
Yay! Thanks Mary Ann! It sure is 🙂 Enjoy, my friend!
Shashi at SavorySpin
Oh Dawn, I am so embarrassed to even say this – but, when I first read your title, I though Mortadella was a type of cheese! GAH – thanks for educating me, my friend! And, now that I know – Mortadella + bread sounds so so good! You make me wish I had a limoncello float to go with this!
I wish I had caught up with your Insta stories more over the week and weekend cos I missed the scrub and filter 🙁 – so gotta try that coconut oil and sugar one on my feet – after al the running I did this weekend, they NEED a scrubbing for sure!
Happy Monday to ya – hoping this week is a good one for you!
Girl Heart Food
Hahaha! You’re too funny! Well, I’m pretty sure that you would love it…at least I do 😉 A limoncello float? Now you’re talking!! Try that scrub – so easy and it works so well, especially if you run like me and your feet need a little extra TLC 🙂 Happy Monday to you too! Cheers to a wonderful week ahead!
Tina Dawson | Love is in my tummy
OMG That is a monstrous sandwich and it has everything I love!!!!!
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Tina! Lots of flavour packed into this one 😉
Jenni LeBaron
Yum! We love a good mortadella in this house. The fella especially would swoon over this great sandwich!
Girl Heart Food
We love ’em in our home too 🙂 So tasty, right?!
Elaine @ Dishes Delish
Oh wow! I haven’t had a mortadella sandwich in so long! Like 20 or so years! Just looking at your delicious sandwich piled high with mortadella, makes me want to run out and buy some straight away!! Perfect sandwich!
Girl Heart Food
You’re well overdue 😉 Thank you Elaine! Hope you get to try it out soon!
Danielle
Now that is what I call a sandwich. Stacked high, just like it should be!
Girl Heart Food
Yay! Thank you Danielle 🙂
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
You can never go wrong with a sandwich, especially one as packed with deliciousness as this one! Love your tip about serving this with pickled green beans–you reminded me it’s time to break out my canner because they’re probably my very favorite thing to make in the summer. (Or favorite thing that isn’t dessert, haha!) Have a great week, Dawn!
Girl Heart Food
Totally agree!! Aren’t those picked green beans AWESOME?! Haha! Thanks Kelsie…you have a great week too 🙂
Milena
Definitely cannot go wrong with mortadella and roasted red pepper! I know what to put on my shopping list for tomorrow:) That crusty bread too – so inviting. Pinned!
Girl Heart Food
I completely agree 😉 Woo hoo! Hope you love it, Milena!
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Mortadella has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid! You’re taking me back to Saturday afternoons at my Mema’s house! This is a winning combination of flavors and textures, my friend! A+!!! Have a great week! XOXO
Girl Heart Food
That makes me so happy!! Thank you for the sweet comment, my friend! Have a great week too 🙂 XOXO
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
Now that’s a delicious looking sammy! Love all the veggies packed on there. I need to go find me some Mortadella!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Kathy! You really do – that stuff is delish 😉