Foodthinkers.com has a good recipe for a Mediterranean Sandwich that you can prepare at home and then heat up on the grill for an easy tailgating solution. After ignoring it for most of my life, I’ve recently realized that few things go better with beer than salami. A lower quality salami gets you a fair amount for $3-5 and is still tasty enough to do the trick. You’ll probably need to find an Italian market to pick up the bread and specialty cheese.
Mediterranean Sandwich
Ingredients
1 Turkish bread cut into 6 equal sections
butter
18 slices of genoa salami
6 bocconcini (Buffalo Mozzarella), sliced
1 cup pesto sauce
1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half
Olive Oil
Directions
Cut the bread sections through the center and set aside the top halves. Lightly butter the inside of both halves. Divvy up the salami, bocconcini, pesto, and tomatoes evenly among the sandwiches. Put the tops on and wrap. Put in the fridge if they’re for a future date.
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Once you’re tailgating, rub olive oil on both sides of the sandwich. Put it on the grill and heat each side long enough to the let the cheese melt a little and get the bread warm and toasty.