Vegetarian Star

May is Salad month! Celebrate Salad Month with the Green Leaf & Bananas iPad Giveaway!

Green Leaf’s serves made-to-order salads from their “Pick & Mix” salad bar, delicious wraps, grilled Panini sandwiches and hearty homemade soups. It uses only top-quality, fresh ingredients … a difference you can taste in every bite.

In honor of their crisp, fresh and savory salad offerings, Green Leaf’s will be giving away an iPad Mini chock full of savvy salad recipe apps to three lucky fans! Winners will be chosen on June 6, 2013!

Click the link, fill out the form, and you’ll be in the running to win one of 3 iPad® Mini’s chock full of appetizing apps!

For location details click here http://www.greenleafsalads.com/

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