With Christmas in full swing and the smell of turkey wafting through the house, it’s an exciting time of the year for the inner chef in all of us, but what happens to the leftovers? Here’s an idea on what to create with the food that remains.

Veggie Christmas Burger

Let’s face it, vegetables are criminally overlooked as a leftover during Christmas.

They’re often thrown out but here is a recipe that can stop this injustice!

Veggie burgers can easily be created using any vegetable leftovers such as Brussels sprouts, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, and even sage and onion stuffing.

The burgers can be topped off by melting any leftover cheese and placed into any form of bread you desire.

Ingredients (for 4 people)

• Any leftover vegetables (quantity depends on the size of your burger)

• 2 cups of cheese

• 1 bag of salad for garnish

• 4 bread buns

• Cranberry/apple/mint sauce

Cooking instructions

Cut all the vegetables that you intend to use into as small pieces as possible.

Proceed by using a potato masher to break your ingredients into one mixture.

Begin to manipulate the mix into burger patties.

Add oil to a frying pan and cook the burgers for 3-4 minutes on either side.

Toast or warm bread if appropriate and serve with a side salad.