Ingredients
Butter
Cranberry Sauce
Brie
Sourdough or Ciabatta Roll
Christmas is one of the most magical times of the year—the lights, the celebrations, and of course the food. A traditional Christmas dinner is something the majority of people look forward to all year, with Sunday Roast being a common weekly occurrence.
So, how can you bring the festive spirit into university life? While a Christmas dinner may be difficult to achieve, it’s a fun thing to attempt with one of your housemates. When cooking for just yourself how do you carry this festivity across? The solution is simple, take your favourite meal, swap a few things out and boom—festive dish.
My go-to meal at university is a pesto, tomato, and mozzarella panini/sandwich. It has very few ingredients and can never go wrong (unless you burn it, of course). All you need is for the festive version of this sandwich is—I usually go for sourdough or ciabatta rolls—butter, cranberry sauce (I recommend Tesco’s), and some brie (any kind will do). You’ll also need a knife, an air fryer (or oven), and foil.
To start, take your slices of bread and spread a teaspoon of butter on one slice of bread. Next, spread your cranberry sauce into thin slices (put as much as you like per sandwich), and cut your brie (use as much as you like). Place them into the sandwich, and wrap with foil. This is key as it prevents the bread from burning while everything gets nice and toasty. Pop this into the air fryer at 180°C for ten minutes, and it’s ready to eat.
You can even add bacon to this sandwich for a crunchy contrast to the creamy brie and tangy cranberry sauce. Just make sure the bacon is precooked before adding it in.
This warming sandwich is the perfect quick and easy Christmas dish, ideal for taking on the go. With just few ingredients, your Tesco shop will come to £5.89 (£2 Jason’s sourdough ciabatta, £1.65 Flora Butter Spread, 55p Tesco’s Own Cranberry Sauce, £1.69 Creamfields French brie) and can make you multiple servings, depending on how long the brie last.