Middle Eastern Salad

• 4 tomatoes, diced
• 1 hothouse cucumber, peeled and diced
• 2 avocados, peeled and diced
• sweet bell pepper, cut into small strips (red, green, etc.)
• scallions (green onions) or red onion, chopped
• 3 fresh mint leaves, chopped
• 3 tablespoons cold-pressed olive oil or 3 tablespoons flax seed oil
• 12 lemon, juice of
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 14 teaspoon ground sumac
• 18 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

1. Place the vegetables into a salad bowl.
2. Add oil, lemon juice, seasonings, and toss gently.
3. Throw in a handful of raw or toasted sunflower seeds, if desired (optional).
4. Adjust seasoning to taste.

tomatoes, hothouse cucumber, avocados, sweet bell pepper, scallions, mint, coldpressed olive oil, lemon, salt, ground sumac, thyme, sesame seeds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/middle-eastern-salad-188650 (may not work)