Stilton & Onion/Cranberry & Cambozola Breads with Apple, Date and Nut Salad

Leftovers, Leftovers (cheese and salad in this case). What to do with all those pesky leftovers? I am determined not to toss too many of them this year, so am trying to be inventive. Today's lunch was toasted stilton and onion breads, cambozola and cranberry sauce breads served with an apple, date and nut salad and celmentine & chilli dressing. Quantities are approximate and can be varied depending on what you have left.

For the breads:
Slice a day old baguette into thin rounds and then top with stilton or cambozola as below

Stilton: mash/whizz stilton with a couple of tbsp of milk until smooth. Spread on to the sliced baguettes and then top with a tsp of onion relish.

Cambozola: spread cranberry sauce onto the bread and then top with a slice of cheese

Bake the breads in the oven for 15-20 mins until melted and warmed.

For the salad you need:
Salad leaves (I used a rocket salad mix)
An apple, juilienned
4 dates, thinly sliced
a handful of mixed nuts (unsalted)
1 generous tbsp of chilli jam
juice of 2 clementines
a good glug of olive oil (3 tbsp or so)
salt and pepper

Mix up all the salad ingredients apart from the leaves in a bowl and stir thoroughly to combine and to break up the sticky slivers of date. Place the leaves on a plate and then top with a stack of the dressed fruits in their sticky sauce. Place the warm breads in each corner and devour. Leftovers never tasted so good!!