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South Beach Diet Hors d'Oeuvres Party
Rate it! Votes (1) | Comments (0) By Dr. Arthur Agatston Posted August 6th, 2007 This article is reprinted with permission from The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Entertaining Family and Friends (The South Beach Diet), by Arthur Agatston, (2006, Rodale Books)	The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Entertaining Family and Friends (The South Beach Diet)

Just because you;re following the South Beach Diet doesn't mean you can't throw a festive holiday party.  The party plan and menu below will show you how.  Your guests will love the fare and nobody will suspect they're eating "diet" food.

Menu (click links for recipes.)

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

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 Party: 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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