What to do with Christmas leftovers so you never get bored

Stock up your freezer with tacos, bao buns, pizza dough or ready-made pastry as ready-to-go receptacles to take on your leftovers. Can’t use up your cheeseboard? Tear, shred and grate the lot onto this cheese and sweet leek pizza, using our Ready-To-Roll Sourdough Pizza Dough, or onto shortcrust pastry to make this pear and stilton galette. Roll pigs in blankets in golden puff pastry to make these festive sausage rolls and stuff bao buns with crispy, sticky, shredded turkey – the possibilities are endless! If you’ve got more fresh veg than you know what to do with, chop the lot into these fresh, zingy Christmas tacos.

After all the indulgence of Christmas Day, put on a picky tea spread with a selection of pickles to brighten your plate and palette, and to add some much-needed contrast to roasted meats and veg. Whether it’s a ploughman’s salad, a festive fondue or smoked salmon latkes, a jar of cornichons, gherkins or pickled red onions will add tang, acidity and refreshing balance.

Whether it’s a bubble and squeak brunch or gammon and spuds or a fridge-raid stir-fry, there aren’t many Christmas leftovers you can’t transform without putting an egg on top. Invest in flavoursome toppings that will add crunch and texture, too. Our fragrant Dukkah is a gorgeous blend of sunflower and sesame seeds, dried chickpeas and heady spices that will elevate eggs, soups and stir-fries, as well as this recipe for festive roasted carrots with garlic tahini yogurt. Chopped salted peanuts, caramelised pecans and other nuts will do a similar job, as in this sticky peanut tofu stir-fry (feel free to switch out the tofu for leftover roasted meats) and red cabbage and cranberry winter slaw.