Mortadella

One more Newtown sandwich for you. Might be the last of the Newtown series for a little while since my Saturday routine is about to switch up. This one was from Lu’s Deli & Wine Bar. Deli by day, wine bar by night... but for me, of course it’s deli all the way 😂

went for the mortadella on focaccia. Bread was really good. Soft, spongy and sitting nicely between super airy and super dense.

Flavour-wise, this one leaned quite tangy. The apple balsamic and sun-dried tomatoes really took centre stage. I’m used to mortadella being the star with a cleaner flavour profile, so this was a little different from what I expected.

That said, everything worked well together. Plenty of mortadella, creamy stracciatella, peppery rocket and chopped pistachios adding a nice bit of nuttiness. The pistachio ginger salsa was interesting too, although I really had to pay attention to pick up the ginger.

Overall, I really dug it. A different take on a mortadella sandwich, but a very enjoyable one.