Cucumber Salad

This is a very simple dish that takes only minutes to prepare. Its refreshing flavors make it a wonderful side on a hot summer day. Legend has it that Mizeria (which means “misery” in Polish) was a favorite of Queen Bona Sforza (1494-1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania. The story goes that this dish was so named because she recalled the flavors from her childhood in Italy and was “in misery,” yearning to taste those flavors again. But when you serve this dish, no on