Dinner ~ Tapas-Style: Vegan Grilled Cheese, Tomato Bulgur Salad, & Spaghetti Squash with Pesto

Tapas-style or "light snack" dinners are a nice way of plating leftovers in a eye-pleasing arrangement. Grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato and basil can be made fresh. For the bulgur wheat salad, it can be made up to a week in advance using fresh tomatoes and parsley.  Spaghetti squash only takes minutes to boil on the stove top and is easily reheated. The squash is topped with pesto. Add cucumber, pickle, olives, or fruit to complete the plate. Buen apetito!

Vegan Basil Pesto
1/3 c pine nuts or other nut
3 c basil leaves (can substitute kale, parsley, or other leafy green)
2 cloves garlic
1/2 c olive oil
1/3 c brewers yeast (optional)
1 tsp sea salt

Place pine nuts in food processor and blend until fully crushed. Add remaining ingredients and pulse until fully blended.

Grilled cheese, tomato bulgur wheat salad, spaghetti squash with pesto, umeboshi plum marinated cucumbers, and blueberries.