Leftover Turkey Croque Monsieur for Boxing Day Brunch

You can make this with any leftover meat, ham, beef, chicken, turkey, or goose! Makes 2.

Ingredients

• 4 slices thick bread

• Leftover turkey slices

• Cranberry sauce

• 25g butter

• 25g plain flour

• 200ml milk

• 2tsp Worcestershire sauce

• 1tsp English mustard

• 100g gruyere cheese, grated

• Fresh sage leaves

Method

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and mix until you have a paste.

2. Warm the milk in a jug. Pour half into the saucepan and stir over low heat until you have a smooth paste. Add the remaining milk and stir again until you have a smooth sauce.

3. Add the Worcestershire sauce, mustard and 80g of the cheese, season with salt and milled pepper and leave to one side.

4. Turn your grill to high.

5. Toast the bread. Spread a little cranberry sauce onto two of the slices. Top with sliced turkey, and sandwich with the other slice of toast.

6. Spread a generous amount of the cheese sauce on top. Add some sage leaves, and finally, sprinkle over the remaining cheese. Pop under the grill, but keep the croque as low as you can so it cooks a little slower. When it’s golden and bubbly, the croque is ready to serve with crisp salad.

Recipe from Denby