{"id":1311,"date":"2009-10-09T15:54:03","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T19:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2016-01-24T07:29:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T12:29:06","slug":"refreshing-cucumber-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=1311","title":{"rendered":"Refreshing Cucumber Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/iStock_Cucumber.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1323 size-medium lazyload\" style=\"margin: 4px;\" title=\"iStock_Cucumber\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/iStock_Cucumber-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cucumber Salad\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/iStock_Cucumber-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/iStock_Cucumber.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> The cucumber\u2019s flesh is comprised primarily of water, so it has very few calories, and helps keep you hydrated.\u00a0 Its peel is an excellent source of fiber. This refreshing cucumber salad is great at any time of the day, but it makes an especially good breakfast side dish. You can try it on a weekend morning when you have a little extra time.\u00a0 It\u2019s perfect with an omelet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container-11\" class=\"zlrecipe-container-border\" >\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container\" class=\"serif zlrecipe\">\n  <div class=\"recipeRating\"><div id=\"post-ratings-1311\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"904675d74a\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_1311_1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(1311, 1, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(4, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_1311_2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(1311, 2, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(4, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; 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