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Marinated Grilled Provolone Sticks

Authentic Provolone cheese takes center stage with this traditional appetizer featuring olive oil-garlic-and-herb-marinated Grande Sliced Provolone melted over thick rustic wedges of grilled ciabatta bread. It’s a great way to keep your customers happy until the main course arrives.

Ingredients

Directions

Ingredients

Marinated Grilled Provolone Sticks Yield: One appetizer for sharing
  • 1 4-inch x 5-inch Ciabatta roll, sliced in half horizontally
  • 4 slices Grande Sliced Provolone
  • 1/2 oz. (1 tbsp.) Italian Marinade (see recipe)
  • 4 Lemon wheels, thin sliced
  • 1 oz. (2 tbsp.) Italian Dipping Sauce (see recipe)
  • Fresh chopped parsley, as needed
  • Sea salt, course ground as needed

Directions

Marinated Grilled Provolone Sticks
  1. Grill ciabatta roll halves for 45 to 60 seconds on each side or until grill-marked.
  2. Dip each slice of Grande Sliced Provolone in Italian Marinade to evenly coat; drain excess and arrange 2 slices over cut sides of each grilled ciabatta roll half.
  3. Bake at 500°F for 11/2 to 2 minutes in an impingement oven, for 3 to 4 minutes in a deck oven or until cheese is bubbly and melted.
  4. Cut each ciabatta roll half into 3 strips, arrange on appetizer plate over 4 lemon slices. Drizzle 1 oz. Italian Dipping sauce over grilled provolone bread; top lightly with sea salt and a sprinkle of chopped parsley.

Ingredients

Italian Dressing/Dipping Sauce Yield: 26 oz. (17 servings) marinade
  • 16 oz. (2 cups) Olive oil
  • 8 oz. (1 cup) Lemon juice, fresh
  • 2 oz. (1/4 cup) Garlic, fresh, minced
  • 1/2 oz. (2 tbsp.) Italian seasoning, coarse ground
  • 2 tsp. Crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

Italian Dressing/Dipping Sauce
  1. Combine ingredients in bowl and whisk to blend. Let sit for 4 hours to infuse flavors.
  2. Reserve 9 oz. for use in recipe as Italian Marinade and 17 oz. for use as Italian Dipping Sauce.