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Real Italian, Real Fast: Mortadella on Focaccia with Italian Salsa Verde

10:05 AM EDT on May 20, 2026

Mortadella on Focaccia by Vinny DelGuidice.

Mortadella on Focaccia by Vinny DelGuidice.

This week in Real Italian, Real Fast we’re making a mortadella sandwich with mozzarella and Italian salsa verde on focaccia bread! The key ingredients are homemade focaccia and Italian salsa verde, the latter made with delicious Everyday Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Bona Furtuna which has just been added to the shelves at Whole Foods Markets across America. Congratulations!

This elevated sandwich with a flavorful salsa verde is perfect for parties as an appetizer or just a delicious lunch.

Italian salsa verde is tangy and delicious version of the South American sauce yet made distinct by its capers and anchovies that give it a savory flavor that compliments the simplicity on the palate of the mortadella and mozzarella, enhanced by the 100% organic, single source extra virgin olive oil from Bona Furtuna.

Mortadella on Focaccia with Italian Salsa Verde

Mortadella on Focaccia with Italian Salsa Verde

Recipe by Vinny DelGiudice
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Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

5

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1 focaccia bread loaf

  • 1 lb. 1 mortadella

  • 1 lb. 1 mozzarella, sliced

  • 1 head 1 fresh Italian parsley, chopped

  • 2 2 Serrano peppers, chopped

  • 1/4 cup 1/4 Bona Furtuna Everyday Extra Virgin Olive Oil

  • 1 tbsp. 1 lemon juice

  • 1 clove 1 garlic, minced

  • 2 tbsp. 2 capers, chopped

  • 3 3 anchovy fillets, chopped

  • salt (to taste)

Directions

  • Slice your focaccia bread in half.
  • Layer the mortadella and mozzarella on the bread.
  • In a bowl, whisk together chopped parsley, Serrano peppers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, capers, and anchovies.
  • Salt the sauce to taste.
  • Spread the salsa verde out across the sandwich, and top the sandwich with the other half of the focaccia bread.
  • Cut into sandwiches and serve!

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