The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook

By Arthur Agatston, M.D.

A Sampling of Recipes

Hors d’Oeuvres for a Crowd
For 10 guests

Menu:
Smoked Trout Salad in Cherry Tomato Cups
Spicy Citrus Shrimp
Deviled Eggs
Salmon Mousse
Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
Sweet Potato-Feta Rounds
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
Cannoli Tartlets
Raspberry-Ginger Fizzes

Party Game Plan:

Up to 3 days before: Toast walnuts and sesame seeds for strawberries.
Up to 2 days before: Hard-boil eggs.
Up to 1 day before: Make trout salad; marinate shrimp; make salmon mousse; cut up zucchini sticks; prepare cheese mixture for sweet potatoes; make cannoli filling; make raspberry-ginger fizz base.
Day of: Dip strawberries; grill shrimp; assemble deviled eggs; fill tomato cups and cannoli tartlets; bake sweet potato rounds and zucchini sticks; make fizzes

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Reprinted from: The South Beach Diet Parties & Holidays Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Entertaining Family And Friends by Arthur Agatston, MD © 2006 Arthur Agatston, M.D. Permission granted by Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, PA 18098. Available wherever books are sold or directly from the publisher by calling at (800) 848-4735.

Preventive cardiologist Arthur Agatston, MD, is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He is the author of the best-selling books The South Beach Diet, The South Beach Diet Cookbook, The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook, TIle SNlth Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide, and The South Beach Diet Dining Guide. Dr. Agatston is frequently quoted as an expert in cardiac health and diet in the media. He maintains a private cardiology practice, focused on prevention, in Miami Beach, where he lives with his wife, Sari, and their two sons.