Boxing Day Sandwich
It's not Boxing Day until you've made the most of your Christmas dinner leftovers! This recipe invites all of the best bits to the party – sliced turkey, pigs in blankets, stray veggies – and piles them high with a zingy, refreshing carrot and sprout slaw that's ready in minutes. Are you ready to turn those festive trimmings into the tastiest butty of the year?
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories426
- Carbs42g
- Protein39g
- Fat9.7g
- Saturates2.2g
- Sugars11g
For the full list of ingredients and comprehensive instructions, please see the recipe card below. Before you scroll, there’s important stuff in the blurb!
We love Boxing Day! All that’s left to do is sit back, relax and make the most of the leftovers from your festive feast. There’s no tastier way to appreciate your favourite trimmings all over again than this Boxing Day Sandwich.
You’ll need to call dibs on the best leftovers from the day before: we’re dreaming of sliced turkey, pigs in blankets, and stray veggies. We’ve even added some extra-special magic by rustling up a surprisingly simple Christmassy slaw, using carrots, sprouts and store cupboard staples.
There’s nothing to stop you changing and adapting this recipe – everyone’s idea of the ultimate Boxing Day Sandwich is different! You could add more stuffing, another dollop of cranberry sauce or squeeze in extra veg (just be sure to count the calories, if you’ll be tracking).
Not in the mood for a sarnie? There are loads of ways to get creative with your leftovers. From Turkey Curry to Christmas Pie, head to our blog for more of our favourite leftovers-based recipes.
What diets is this Boxing Day Sandwich suitable for?
You can make this Boxing Day Sandwich dairy-free, as long as you remember to use a dairy-free alternative for light mayonnaise.
It can be made gluten-free with gluten-free bread.
Always check your ingredients and preparation areas if you’re cooking for people with allergies.
Do you need any special ingredients to make this Boxing Day Sandwich?
We’ve mostly used leftovers from Christmas dinner for this recipe.
You will need a teaspoon of sriracha, a sauce with a subtle kick of spice that’s really easy to find at most supermarkets, or on Amazon.
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Use a drop of sriracha to give your sandwich a kick!
We use granulated sweetener to keep the calories low.
How many calories are in this Boxing Day Sandwich?
There are 426 calories per portion in this Boxing Day Sandwich, which means it falls into our Weekly Indulgence category.
To cut down the amount of calories even more, you can simply halve the portion size and serve with a healthy accompaniment!
This Boxing Day Sandwich is perfect if you’re following a calorie-controlled diet, and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.
As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.
Step 1
In a bowl combine the carrot, sprouts and spring onion. Add the lime juice, rice vinegar, sweetener and season with salt and pepper. Leave to one side.
Step 2
Toast the bread until lightly golden. In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise and sriracha.
Step 3
Spread the mayonnaise onto 2 slices of bread and cranberry sauce onto the other two slices of bread.
Step 4
Starting with mayonnaise side up add the lettuce, the turkey, pigs in blankets and finish with the slaw. Top with the other slice of bread cranberry sauce side down.
What could I serve with this Boxing Day Sandwich?
This Boxing Day Sandwich is the perfect way to round off the Christmas celebrations. It’ll pair nicely with your leftovers from any of these recipes:
How do you know when this Boxing Day Sandwich is ready?
This recipe is ready once you’ve finished everything off with a dollop of the slaw.
If you’re cooking turkey from scratch, a breast fillet will need around 20-25 minutes to cook in a 170°C oven.
To add pigs in blankets and bacon medallions, place bacon-wrapped sausages in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 190°C.
Here in the UK, the standard advice is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and maintained that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep you and your family safe.
How long can you keep this Boxing Day Sandwich in the fridge?
This recipe is best served immediately. We wouldn’t recommend stashing it away in the fridge – it’s already made with leftovers!
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Boxing Day Sandwich
Turn your favourite leftovers and trimmings into the tastiest butty of the year with our slimming-friendly Boxing Day Sandwich.
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Prep Time
10 MINS
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Cook Time
5 MINS
- KCals 426
- Carbs 42G
Instructions
- In a bowl combine the carrot, sprouts and spring onion. Add the lime juice, rice vinegar, sweetener and season with salt and pepper. Leave to one side.
- Toast the bread until lightly golden. In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise and sriracha.
- Spread the mayonnaise onto 2 slices of bread and cranberry sauce onto the other two slices of bread.
- Starting with mayonnaise side up add the lettuce, the turkey, pigs in blankets and finish with the slaw. Top with the other slice of bread cranberry sauce side down.
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Recipe notes
Tip 2: If you have no leftover pigs in blankets use 2 reduced-fat sausages and 2 bacon medallions. Wrap the bacon round each sausage and cook at 190°C for 20-25 minutes.
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