The days after Thanksgiving are all about disguising leftovers in new and exciting ways. There’s turkey hash, turkey salad and, of course, there’s the turkey sandwich. It’s a classic of the Thanksgiving-leftover genre.

If you’re like us, you usually smear some butter on a dinner roll, slap on some turkey and call it good, and it IS good — hearty, comforting, familiar. But imagine the possibilities! Think of all the simple, satisfying twists that could elevate the humble leftover sandwich. What if you layered it with cranberry sauce, stacked on some cheese and sliced avocado and slathered it with gravy?

We imagined it, then we did it, and the results were irresistible. We used crispy, golden sourdough bread, a mildly nutty cheese and crunchy greens, then we added some gravy, which might seem like a stretch but is oh-so-good. Think of it as a condiment that adds savory depth and creates — dare we say it? — the perfect bite.