Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello

The secret to happy dieting? Count the flavor, not the calories with fast and delicious fruit vinegars, caramelized veggies, a citrusy halibut salad, even a bit of rich zabaglione with strawberries. Heaven (not heavy)!

Gameplan
Day Before Dinner:

• Prepare honey zabiglione for dessert


• Reduce tomato juice for a broken vinaigrette


• Make caramelized onion and mango sauces to be drizzled on zucchini batons for appetizer


• Finish broken tomato vinaigrette dressing

Day of Dinner:

• Wrap proscuitto around zucchini batons & saute them

Half Hour Before Dinner:

• Make corn and fava bean salad for halibut


• Makes dressing for corn & fava bean salad


• Season and pre-saute the halibut


• Saute zucchini batons with mango and caramelized onion dressings drizzled on top of the batons


• Serve zucchini appetizers to guests

Dinner Party:

• Finish halibut in the oven


• Plate and serve dinner