Chopped Vegetable Salad from On the Hummus Route by Ariel Rosenthal, Orly Peli-Bronshtein and Dan Alexander

Ingredients

• 1 small garlic clove, crushed
• 3 to 4 slices hot green chile pepper, such as serrano, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 3 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice or ⅓ teaspoon sumac
• Pinch cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon mint, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt, to taste
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 3 small Persian cucumbers, finely chopped