SPICY ITALIAN CRESCENT RING

This is a perfect meal when you are craving something different and extraordinary. I love this because it is unlike any other meal I prepare and it’s delicious. The entire family gets excited for this, and they love to help me put it together!

It is also great for parties. All our guests have loved it and there was never any left at the end of the evening. I have received requests to make this when my kids have friends over and they need snack foods and I have been asked to bring it to potluck pool parties. It is loved by all!

It is an ultimate version of an Italian sub sandwich – the crescent rolls add so much and make it rise above an ordinary sandwich. I am a dipper so I set out a variety of options from which each person may choose. My favorite, and others too from the feedback I receive, is an Herbed Oil Dipping Sauce. I included the recipe in the Notes section. There is a lot of helpful information in the Notes section so read it before you begin. Most is information I wish I had known prior to making my first Italian Crescent Ring so I felt compelled to share the information – hopefully it helps!

Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS:

2 (8-oz.) cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
½ cup sliced roasted red bell peppers – drained very well
½ cup pepperoncini pepper rings or banana pepper rings – drained very well (I love using pepperoncini peppers!)

¼ tsp. fresh ground pepper
6 slices provolone cheese – cut in half
9 oz. thin sliced deli ham

8 oz. thin sliced deli Genoa salami
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 large egg – beaten
Italian Seasoning

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Dice enough jarred roasted red bell peppers to create ½ cup.

Measure ½ cup banana pepper or pepperoncini rings.

Place both on paper towel and pat dry.

Once dry, place in small bowl and toss with ¼ tsp. fresh ground black pepper. Set aside.

Unroll crescent rolls and separate into triangles. Arrange crescents on either an oiled round pizza pan or on a pizza stone to form a circle with the wide ends of triangles overlapping a little in the center to form a ring and the triangle points facing outward to make the shape of a sun …