
Recipe by Chantal Braganza, produced by Sun Ngo, photography by Christie Vuong, food styling by Ashley Denton, prop styling by Nicole Billark
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Piled high with deli meats then pressed down into a dense and delicious sandwich, this crowd-pleaser can be sliced into meal-sized servings or bite-sized appetizers. Be sure to dress the bread generously with olive oil when assembling; it helps the sandwich to settle and flavours to mingle while it chills. Get this mufaletta recipe.
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Chantal Braganza is a writer and editor living in Toronto. She is deputy editor, food at Chatelaine, a cookbook nerd, lover of vintage dish ware, and currently training for yoga teacher certification. Her first book, Story of Your Mother, is out with Strange Light Press.