Marinated Summer Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 -3 cucumbers, thinly sliced (may use comination of zuccini and paper thinly sliced carrots too)
2 -3 large tomatoes, cut into large diced pieces
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 -2 tablespoon green onion, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup oil
1/3 cup Italian dressing
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh crushed black pepper (more to taste)
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried Italian spices (or tarragon, basil, oregano, thyme, savory, mint, Herbes de Provence, etc)

Preparation

Mix all ingredients in bowl and let marinate for a few hours in refrigerator. Try variety of oils and vinegars for different flavors or add fresh herbs instead of dried for added freshness, just increase proportion to 1 tablespoons.
Enjoy at your next back yard barbecue or potluck!