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Greek restaurants are really stepping up their salad game!

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mastichas09

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I had this refreshing salad today for lunch with salmon, beets, almonds, whipped cheese, and lemon vinaigrette

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Yea, Greece has some really good salads.
 
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ellinasgolfer0320 said:
Yea, Greece has some really good salads.
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You really can't go wrong when you have fresh fruits and veggies. Nice to see some new options as well, sometimes I get bored of xoriati salata believe it nor not
 
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