The Boxing Day Sandwich

Having invented the Sandwich, it's naturally close to any Brit heart.. on many occasions (most lunchtimes and particularly after cooking some form of roast).

After Christmas Day, my sandwich creation benefits from home made cranberry sauce.  It is a world apart from the jelly in a jar that's typically passed off as cranberry.  The kicker is finely sliced/shredded Brussel Sprouts with Cesar dressing.

Admittedly there was sandwich 'spillage' and my jaw ached..all good.

Sprouts and cesar are a splendid match.  Who'd have thought?  I didn't and am converted.

Here are the sandwich ingredients, for 1:

A chunk of baguette (approx 1/4 baguette) sliced vertically.

Leftover pig in blanket (sausage wrapped in bacon), sliced

Stuffing balls, baked with a cranberry (liked these) and sliced

Crispy skin

Leftover bird

For the sprout cesar (2):

2 handfulls of sprouts, peeled and sliced

1/4 to 1/2 garlic clove, crushed

1 anchovy, finely chopped

2 TBSP mayonnaise

I tsp cider vinegar or lemon juice

1 TBSP grated parmesan

A few twists of black pepper (1/8 tsp)

1/4 tsp dijon mustard

3-4 shakes of worcestershire sauce

Method:

Mix the dressing, if too sharp add 1 tsp olive oil and mix again.

Dress the shredded sprouts.

Do your best to get the filling between bread, don't be too critical.

Tip:

Anchovies freeze well, store any opened ones under oil in a pot in the freezer, they keep beautifully.