Cutting Up Vegetables on Christmas Eve

A friend of ours is coming for dinner tomorrow.  I am doing some of the prep work today so I won’t have to spend all of Christmas day cooking.  For vegetables, I am fixing Bulgur Salad with Lightly Roasted Vegetables, which I found online at http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/bulgur-salad-with-lightly-roasted-vegetables. 

I vary the recipe by toasting the bulgur in a dry pan for a few minutes before adding the water, which brings out the nutlike flavor of the grain.  Bulgur Salad is a pretty dish - the picture with the recipe doesn’t do it justice – and the red and green vegetables are perfect for Christmas.  Hope everyone will have a wonderful holiday!