Middle Eastern Bread and Summer Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

• 1 hothouse cucumber, peeled, seeded, 1/4-inch dice
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 3 green onions, green and white, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro or coriander leaves
• 2 large or 4 small loaves pita bread, toasted or stale, torn into rough 1-inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon sumac (optional)
• Black olives (optional)