"Juicy Italian sausage bound with melted Fontina cheese is all packed into a pressed sandwich with sautéed onions, fennel, and red peppers and topped with a rich and tangy sun-dried tomato and caper relish to balance out the fat. This is one hell of a sandwich...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 (8 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes, drained with 1/4 cup oil reserved, and roughly chopped
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1/3 cup capers, drained and roughly chopped
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1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
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1 small shallot, minced (about 1/4 cup)
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1 medium garlic clove, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
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2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
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1 tablespoon oil
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1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage, removed from casing
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1 large onion, thinly sliced
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1 bulb fennel, thinly sliced
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1 large red pepper, thinly sliced
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1 loaf rustic Italian bread
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12 ounces grated Fontina cheese