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A cheesy ham bake is a versatile and flexible way to use up Christmas leftovers. Fold greens, turkey or ham into the rich, cheesy sauce.

Hands-On Time: 15 mins. - Oven Time: 30 mins

EASY SWAPS:

* Sub in other roast meat, roasted root veg or smoked salmon for the filling.

* Use whatever cheese you have to hand – blue, smoked cheddar, goat’s cheese, even feta will work. Adjust the seasoning to match, as some cheeses are quite salty.
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Knob of unsalted butter
  • 1 large leek, sliced (or 1 large onion or 3 to 4 shallots)
  • 3 fat garlic cloves, crushed
  • 300 to 400g mixed greens - spinach, kale, chard, etc - woody stems removed, the rest roughly chopped
  • Large handful herbs - parsley, basil, thyme, oregano, etc - roughly chopped (optional)
  • Grated zest and juice 1 lemon
  • 200g leftover ham, roughly torn
  • subheading: For the cheesy béchamel:
  • 40g unsalted butter
  • 40g plain flour
  • 500ml whole milk
  • 80 to 100g halloumi, grated
  • 50g parmesan, grated
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • subheading: For the crunchy topping:
  • Large handful fancy potato crisps, crushed
  • Large handful mixed roasted nuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 to 2 oregano sprigs, leaves picked (optional), or use thyme, parsley or finely chopped rosemary instead
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