7 ways to clean out your fridge of leftovers

Stealing leftover slices of roast lamb is almost a Boxing Day sport. There’s something about slowly picking your way through yesterday’s dinner, made better by resting overnight and allowing the flavours to combine.

But we also love transforming leftovers into something unexpected, another delicious meal with pantry staples or items carefully purchased with leftovers in mind.

We’ve gathered our favourite ways to use up leftovers in one place, just for you…

Crispy rice salad with lamb

Trending over the European summer, this uses up leftover roast lamb and leftover rice. While you might not have rice on Christmas day, we suggest freezing any leftover cooked rice, ready to have on hand to make this salad.

Roast beef and horseradish rolls

Versatile and delicious, these rolls are perfect for a picnic or day at the beach. Using pantry staples, they are super tasty and pack a punch of flavour. Leftover steak works as well as roast beef.

Thai beef salad

Aromatic herbs, cherry tomatoes and leftover steak or roast beef tossed through, this salad tastes like a restaurant or takeaways but at half the price. It’s light and fresh, the perfect antidote to the Christmas festivities.

Lamb and plum sauce pizzas

Pizzas are a great way to extend a small amount of meat to feeding a crowd. We love these with a little plum sauce and a jar of roast peppers for an easy Boxing Day dinner that the whole family will love.

Leftover lamb curry

This is a very flexible recipe, one that is forgiving of whatever vegetables you have on hand and if you’ve got half the meat, a can of chickpeas or lentils helps bulk it out. Tasty as hell, it’s the perfect way to clear out the fridge of leftovers and make something delicious.

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