Moroccan Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

• 4 Servings
• 2 cucumbers,peeled, seeded &-- grate,d
• 1 T sugar
• 1 t vinegar
• 1 T olive oil
• 1/4 t salt
• 1/8 t za'atar*
• 1 cured black olives

Drain off excess liquid from the cucumbers & combine with the sugar, vinegar, oil & salt. Crush the za'atar between your fingertips & sprinkle over the cucumbers. Mix well with two forks, then chill. Decorate with olives before serving. An herb found only in the Mediteranean, similar to marjoram which may be sustituted for it. Or use thyme or oregano or a mixture of all three.