INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese, or feta cheese
• 2 teaspoons white-wine vinegar, or champagne vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon minced shallot
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
• 3 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 small head radicchio, halved, cored and each half quartered
• 1 8-ounce can baby beets, drained
• 8 ounces New York strip (loin) steak, trimmed and cut into 2 portions

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Ingredients

• 1/2  cup  (4 ounces) soft goat cheese
• 1/2  cup  (4 ounces) fat-free cream cheese, softened
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
• 1/2  cup  finely chopped seeded tomato
• 2  tablespoons  thinly sliced green onions
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh sage
• 1/2  teaspoon  kosher salt
• 16  jalapeño peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• Cooking spray
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro
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INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups snow peas (about 12 ounces), trimmed
• 2 oranges
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon minced shallot
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 small jícama, peeled and cut into matchsticks

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Ingredients

• 7  large ripe heirloom tomatoes, cored and sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 1  cup  small cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 3/4  teaspoon  kosher salt, divided
• 2  tablespoons  extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 2  tablespoons  red wine vinegar
• 1  cup  fresh shelled lady peas (about 6 ounces) or black-eyed peas, rinsed well and drained
• 1  (6-ounce) smoked ham hock
• 1  large onion, peeled and quartered
• 1  thyme sprig
• 2  cups  peanut oil
• 6  tablespoons  buttermilk, divided
• 2.25  ounces  all-purpose flour (about 1/2 cup)
• 1/4  cup  coarse-ground cornmeal
• 30  whole baby okra, trimmed
• 3  applewood-smoked bacon slices, cooked and coarsely crumbled
• 6  tablespoons  minced fresh chives
• 1  small garlic clove, minced
• 2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2  tablespoons crème fraîche
• 6  tablespoons torn fresh basil

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