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That Springtime Salad
May 28, 2016 by Laura Leave a Comment
That Springtime Salad celebrates everything about spring eating, with its myriad textures and fresh flavors. Inspired by a salad I was served in Italy, you will love this!
So as you guys have probably figured out posting has become a little infrequent thanks to moving stress. But this post got extra delayed for a pretty silly reason. I could not decide what to name it.
Now on the one hand, I could have gone with Italian Salad of Greens with Asparagus, Potatoes and Hard Boiled Eggs or something similar. But I felt like that was kind of wordy and gave away the entire plot in the title, if that makes any sense. The salad is inspired by a similar one that we…
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