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Refreshing Raw Zucchini Salad with Lemon, Mint, and Feta

Refreshing Zucchini Salad recipe – zesty lemon, cool mint, creamy feta. Perfect summer sidedish awaits you!

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Hi there, I am Carolina. Open space corporate worker by day and creative cook by night. I am Italian and German originally but currently living in Switzerland. I am fascinated to understand how the great chefs think. On this blog, I am sharing my own experiments to create my own delicious dishes for my husband, my little 2 year old, and family & friends.
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