{"id":20654,"date":"2011-10-14T09:40:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T13:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=20654"},"modified":"2016-02-06T08:23:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T13:23:56","slug":"crunchy-mediterranean-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=20654","title":{"rendered":"Crunchy Mediterranean Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.com\/health\/mediterranean-diet\/CL00011\" target=\"_blank\">Mediterranean Diet<\/a> has been popular in recent years, and research has shown that it reduces the risk of heart disease.\u00a0 This recipe is\u00a0 perfect for anyone following the Mediterranean Diet, for people with diabetes, or for anyone looking for a nutritious dish that&#8217;s easy to prepare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When I made this salad I was surprised at how delicious it was.\u00a0 I had never had raw kale before (other than in smoothies) and thought it might be kind of chewy.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t.\u00a0 In fact, it was fantastic when really finely sliced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This salad is definitely filling enough to serve as a main course but would also compliment most main dishes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container-144\" class=\"zlrecipe-container-border\" >\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container\" class=\"serif zlrecipe\">\n  <div class=\"recipeRating\"><div id=\"post-ratings-20654\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"6c25944837\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_20654_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(20654, 1, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(4.3, 5, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; 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