The world’s largest surplus food app, Too Good To Go, and much-loved TV chef and sandwich guru Max Halley have teamed up to help the nation celebrate their Christmas leftovers with a recipe for the ‘Ultimate Christmas Leftover Sandwich’.

For one day only, Max will bring the recipe to life with 100 limited-edition sandwiches available to buy at cult hotspot, ‘Max’s Sandwich Shop’, in North London (19 Crouch Hill, London, N4 4AP). Opening especially for lunch, the sandwiches will be available to purchase exclusively via the Too Good To Go app in advance, for collection on Friday 10th December between 12-2pm.

Customers simply need to download the Too Good To Go app and search for ‘Max Halley’s Ultimate Christmas Leftover Sandwich’ to purchase and reserve their sandwich. All profits from the sales of the sandwich will be donated to support the work of local food banks.

The collaboration follows new national research* commissioned by Too Good To Go which found that 84% of Brits expect to have food leftover this Christmas. And of this leftover food, the three items most likely to go to waste are: yorkshire puddings (only 16% of Brits say they reuse these), condiments/gravy (only 18% reuse this) and crisps (only 20% of Brits say they repurpose these at Christmas).

With Max’s talent for turning the humble sandwich into a taste sensation, combined with Too Good To Go’s expertise in fighting food waste, this recipe aims to provide at-home cooks with the inspiration to transform these wasted Christmas food items into a deliciously new creation.

Expect warm turkey trimmings, topped with a leftover roastie-and-vegetable patty and crunchy vegetable slaw in a citrus dressing, then slathered in a mouthwatering gravy mayonnaise and finished with a sprinkling of leftover vegetable crisps for added texture.

“I’m really excited to have teamed up with Too Good To Go to help people all over the country turn their already delicious Christmas dinner into an even more delicious Christmas leftover sandwich,” says Max Halley, Chef/Owner of Max’s Sandwich Shop. He adds: “I can’t wait to see this recipe put into action across the country.”

Paschalis Loucaides, Managing Director of Too Good To Go adds, “Christmas is a notoriously wasteful time of year, particularly when it comes to food, but that’s why we’re thrilled to be partnering with Max to help show just how easy and delicious it can be to repurpose our leftover festive food. Max is a legend when it comes to sandwiches and it just goes to show that with a little creativity, we can all do our bit to reduce our food waste and get a delicious meal in the process! Plus, most importantly, by throwing away less food we’re helping to protect our planet and pave the way for a brighter, greener future”.