Puccia from Salento

Method10 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Remove the prepared puccia bread (1 package) from its packaging and check the warming directions. Keep the cold fillings refrigerated until you are ready to assemble the sandwiches.

   Uses 1 package prepared Puccia Leccese bread

2. 2

   Step 2: Warm the bread in a 200°C oven for a few minutes or on a hot covered griddle, following the package directions, until hot and lightly crisp outside.

   Uses Unwrapped ready-baked puccia bread

   
3. 3

   Step 3: Drain enough preserved onions and sun-dried tomatoes for the filling. Cut a few cubes of primo sale cheese and have these fillings ready.

   Uses 300 g prepared dried-red-onion preserve in olive oil; use enough to fill the puccia · Sun-dried tomatoes preserved in oil, to taste · Primo sale cheese, a few cubes

4. 4

   Step 4: Cut the warmed puccia bread horizontally to make bases and lids.

   Uses Warmed puccia bread

   
5. 5

   Step 5: Spread the drained onion portion, tomatoes and cheese cubes over the opened bread bases.

   Uses Opened puccia bread bases · Drained preserved onion portion · Drained sun-dried tomato filling · Primo sale cheese cubes

   
6. 6

   Step 6: Layer the ready-to-eat capocollo slices over the vegetable and cheese filling.

   Uses Puccia bases with preserved vegetables and cheese · Ready-to-eat Capocollo di Martina Franca, some slices

   
7. 7

   Step 7: Wash and dry a few lettuce leaves, then place them over the capocollo.

   Uses Capocollo-filled puccia bases · Lettuce, a few leaves

   
8. 8

   Step 8: Replace the bread lids and warm the closed sandwiches again for just a few moments, until the outside is warm and crisp.

   Uses Filled puccia bases with lettuce · Reserved puccia bread lids

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   Step 9: Transfer the warm filled puccia to a board and let it cool just enough to handle safely.

   Uses Closed warm puccia

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    Step 10: Cut the filled puccia in half and divide between two people. Serve immediately while the bread is warm.

    Uses Handleable filled puccia