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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  cup  cherries, pitted and halved
• 1  cup  blueberries
• 1  cup  raspberries
• 1  cup  quartered small strawberries
• 1/2  cup  chopped nectarine (about 1)
• 1/3  cup  brandy
• 1  cup  apricot nectar, chilled
• 1  (750-milliliter) bottle cava, chilled

Preparation

1. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large pitcher, and chill for at least 2 hours. Stir in 1 cup nectar and wine. Serve immediately.

Calories per cocktail:  153

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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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