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Cucumber Baby Spinach Salad with Coconut and Peanuts: Review of A Modern Way to Eat
August 16, 2015 by Laura 8 Comments
Cucumber Baby Spinach Salad with Coconut and Peanuts is a healthy, crunchy, delicious bowl of textures that can be served as a side salad or even as a light lunch, thanks to the nuts and coconut flakes. I received a copy of A Modern Way to Eat
from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing.
Guys I loved this salad! It was so unexpected–and honestly, based on the description, I am not sure any of us thought we would love it. But we all really did! The kids ate so much that they skipped the main course (which…
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