RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Authentic Greek Salad

Quick and simple meals are the name of the game when warm weather beckons and spending time in the kitchen is less attractive. Salads are best during midsummer when they can be comprised of fresh and ripe ingredients plucked right from the garden. What's more, salad can be a side dish or even the main meal if fortified with a little protein and some bread.

This recipe for Authentic Greek Salad from Clueless in the Kitchen: Cooking for Beginners (Firefly Books) by Evelyn Raab is ideal. The recipe serves 4 to 6.

INGREDIENTS

4 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch chunks

1 seedless English cucumber,...