{"id":8603,"date":"2010-06-25T08:15:36","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T12:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=8603"},"modified":"2016-01-28T05:52:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T10:52:40","slug":"cold-zucchini-and-mint-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=8603","title":{"rendered":"Cold Zucchini and Mint Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">June is peak zucchini season and we eat zucchini all summer long \u2013 grilled, fried, steamed, and even raw.\u00a0 Zucchini is low-carb, low calorie and very easy to prepare.\u00a0 This salad is one of our favorites since it\u2019s both rich in flavor and refreshing.\u00a0 You can serve it hot or cold, but we always refrigerate for several hours before serving since chilling\u00a0 it brings out the coolness of the mint.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container-62\" class=\"zlrecipe-container-border\" >\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container\" class=\"serif zlrecipe\">\n  <div class=\"recipeRating\"><div id=\"post-ratings-8603\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"5e3ab837a9\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_8603_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(8603, 1, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(3.4, 4, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; 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