# Italian Hoagie Quesadilla

This is a Grinder Quesadilla with Kalamata olive dipping sauce and it can also be made into a Hoagie Slaw.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 oz salami
- 2 oz mortadella
- 2 oz pepper ham
- 0.75 cup shredded mozzarella
- 3 tbsp grated Parmesan
- 1 inch flour tortilla
- 3 cups shredded cabbage
- 1 Roma tomato diced
- 0.25 cup banana peppers
- 0.25 cup giardiniera
- 0.5 red onion thinly sliced
- 1 cup light mayo or regular
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp hoagie spread
- 2 tbsp grated Parmesan
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 3 cloves garlic
- 12 Kalamata olives
- salt
- pepper

## Instructions

1. Prepare the Kalamata olive sauce by blending all ingredients together until smooth, then place in the refrigerator.
2. Dice the tomato, slice the onion, and shred the cabbage.
3. Add the diced tomato, sliced onion, and shredded cabbage to a bowl with banana peppers and pickled vegetables.
4. Pour about 1/4 cup of the Kalamata olive sauce onto the cabbage mixture and toss well to combine, then set aside.
5. Slice all of the deli meat and grate the mozzarella cheese.
6. Heat up a nonstick surface, such as a crepe maker, to medium heat.
7. Spread out freshly grated Parmesan cheese evenly across the entire nonstick surface.
8. Top the Parmesan with a flour tortilla.
9. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and the sliced deli meats (salami, mortadella, pepper ham).
10. Let it cook for 4 to 5 minutes until the tortilla and the cheese start to brown.
11. Fold the quesadilla in half and continue cooking, flipping occasionally until crispy.
12. Once the crust is crispy and golden, pull it off the heat.
13. Open up the quesadilla and fill it with the cabbage mixture.
14. Close the quesadilla up and cut it into four even pieces.
15. Serve with extra Kalamata olive dipping sauce on the side.
16. For a low-carb option, combine the sliced deli meat, cabbage, tomato, onion, banana peppers, and giardiniera in a bowl.
17. Add Kalamata olive sauce to the low-carb mixture and toss to combine, creating a hoagie slaw.

## Equipment

- crepe maker
- knife
- grater
- bowl
- tongs
- blender
- spatula

## Tips

- For a low-carb option, ditch the tortilla and make a hoagie slaw with all the ingredients.
- Use thinly sliced cabbage instead of traditional iceberg lettuce for better texture.
- Serve with extra Kalamata olive dipping sauce on the side.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1C1C3A7Lzp/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1bbaa08b-a975-4ab6-b4b8-204e397c7d83
- Extracted: 2025-07-22

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