Salvatore’s Bread Mix, Either Rustic White or Whole Grain White

Olives  *Here’s a shortcut, most fine food stores have a “Mediterranean Bar” you can pick up your favorite olives or olive combo with the flavor and seasonings already mixed in! Told you it was like cheating…
Olive oil
Roasted Red Peppers
Italian Parsley
Fresh cloves of Garlic
Salvatore’s Italian Seasoning
Extra Sharp Provolone Cheese

For the bread:

Make the bread according to the package, divide the dough ball in half and let raise. 

Fold the dough in the bowl and give it a few minutes to rest. Grease a ½ sheet pan or cookie sheet. On a floured surface, take each dough ball and form into a long baguette loaf and let raise.          ​

This should be anywhere from 1 to two hrs. Then bake at 450 degrees until dark golden brown. Bake the bread on the pan for about 15 minutes and*Here’s where a pizza or cooking stone comes in handy! Slide onto the stone to finish… WOW!

For the tamponade:

Place the Olives garlic, a pinch or two of Italian seasoning and two oz. of olive oil and parsley in a blender or food processer and puree, and put in a serving dish. ​

Here’s a great tailgating burger, or just something different for dinner or lunch.  This burger is like a good pair of jeans, dress it up or dress it down, either way you have an easy to make, delicious gourmet burger that’s sure to put everyone in there comfort zone!

We’re going to make a bigger burger so we’ll start out with 24 oz. of ground beef, turkey, or chicken to make 6 oz. burgers, that doesn’t mean you can’t make them smaller and serve ‘em up slider style or a mambo size ½ lb. belly buster. 

Here’s what you’re gonna need:

Enough ground beef chicken or turkey to make the amount of burgers you’ll need to feed the crew
1 jar of Salvatore’s Pizza Sauce
About 4 oz. of your favorite pepperoni, sliced and chopped
At least 1 lb. of shredded mozzarella

Add a couple oz. of shredded mozzarella, pinch it closed and form the patty. ​

Pan fry, grill, broil or bake, the one you see in the picture is a turkey burger, pan fried, served on a roll made with our Salvatore’s Rustic White Bread Mix with a slice of fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and baby spinach.

To start, use my Dad's Focaccia bread recipe. (He would make this during the fair sometimes and make some great Italian sandwiches! But, I digress; we’ll get into that a little later …)

¼ to ½ cup olive oil
1 package of Salvatore’s Pizza Dough mix
1 package of Salvatore’s Italian Seasoning
Your favorite Romano or Parmesan Grated Cheese
Fresh Basil
Fresh Baby Spinach
Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
Grape or Cherry Tomatoes
Balsamic Vinegar

Make your dough as per directions on the package. Spread out the dough on a greased ½ sheet pan or cookie sheet. Poke with end of spoon about every inch or so (to give it that old world authentic look). It also allows perforations of the dough for the flavors and seasonings to seep into the dough.