Pan Bagna

Don't ask me what the words "Pan Bagna" mean--all I know is that it is the name of a delicious sandwich, the recipe of which you can find in Moby's book, Teany Book. Although every one of the recipes in the book look amazing and all of which I intent to make at some point, this one really sparked my interest. Probably because of the hyped-up paragraph leading up to the actual recipe, claiming this is the sandwich I was born to make and eat.

I do have one note of caution if you decide to make this sandwich--and you must--use the olive tapanade sparingly. I am not ashamed to admit I had never tasted olive tapanade before making this, and I must say, it is amazing. My point is, although it is wonderfully tasty, a little goes a long way! I slathered it on my sandwich rather thickly and it ended up over-powering the rest of the ingredients with its salty-garlicy pungetness. Also, the book gives a specific order to lay on the veggies and you will be well-advised to follow the order.