Heston Blumenthal says there’s no better way to use up Christmas leftovers than with a leftover sandwich. We’d agree.
This isn’t really a Heston recipe, it’s barely even a post.
Heston has said in several Christmas interviews and articles that his favourite way to use up leftover dishes from Christmas in is a massive doorstop sandwich.
There’s no strict recipe for such a thing, but Heston says the most vital components are loads of mayonnaise and plenty of pickles.
So, with the leftovers of our Cheap and Easy Heston Blumenthal Christmas Dinner menu to dispose of, here’s our take on the Christmas leftover Sandwich that we hope Heston would approve of.
REPORT
Start by assembling your ingredients.
Sourdough artisan blah blah blah. We’re using a tiger bloomer from the supermarket. There’s going to be so much filling in this you need to rip some of its guts out to make room.
Slather on LOADS of mayo and some mustard (we’re using Dijon).
Next, your remaining slabs of succulent turkey meat.
Next, some of your Christmas cheese. We’re using a mature hard cheddar. Ahem.
Pickles after that. They’ll add moisture and sharpness to Cut Through The Richness™.
Follow this with your stuffing…
…then parsnips…
…then carrots…
…then sprouts…
Then pop the lid of the bread on (filled with loads more mustard and mayonnaise. Slice into huge slab-sized servings and enjoy.
Oh, and what about the leftover gravy? Well, there’s definitely a use for that with your sandwich, too…
Further Reading
For another great Christmas Leftover recipe check out Gary Fenn’s post for turkey burgers with shredded sprouts and cranberry relish over on the BigSpud blog.
How do you like to serve YOUR Christmas leftovers? Please tell us in the comments section.
oh my gosh look at the beast!
So pleased to see you a gravy with butty man 🙂
The very best part of any christmas dinner or any roast are the glorious leftover butties….you have also pleased me by using large amounts of mayo
I’m so impressed that you appear to have made a Christmas lunch in advance, just so that you will have left overs, just so you can make a sandwich, just so you can write a blog. This is commitment of the highest order and I salute you!
But what do you wash it down with? A friend suggested on Wednesday evening Xmas pudding (we had Heston’s, naturally) milk shake. Tried this last night. It took a lot of serious blitzing in the blender, followed by straining before back in the blender with the ice cream, but results were good. At least, that’s what my guests said. Happy new year…
Edward!!!! Happy New Year to you sir.
So pleased you think we are still worth reading, and always a joy to hear from you.
We found a Heston recipe on the Coles website for Christmas Pudding fritters, which were actually really good. But for a double whammy of consistency alomgside the sandwich I think the milkshake sounds even better.
As it happens, I spoke yetserday to the friend that suggested this to me, and she said that she had heard it from Heston in some TV programme during December. She could not remember which one…!
Edward.