Middle Eastern Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 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
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sumac
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Recipe

• 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.