Well, here it is two days after Christmas and I'm looking at a plate of leftover turkey. We had a small turkey this year, so there isn't that much leftover, but there is still enough for a couple of meals. I'm still feeling a bit lazy, so rather than making some kind of casserole, I took the easy way out and made some turkey melts.

The beauty of this kind of sandwich is that you can add anything to it that you like. If you have some cranberry sauce leftover or some cranberry-ginger relish, you can have a sweeter version. My son's girlfriend gave me a number of different mustards and spicy condiments that she had made her herself, so I used some of those. I used Gruyere cheese because it is milder than cheddar and doesn't overpower the flavour of the turkey. You could add some grilled vegetables such as eggplant or red peppers to the mix as well. Use a rustic bread if you can, it will hold up to the ingredients better. I toast the bread first so that they don't get soggy under the broiler.

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