Roast Chicken, Shirazi Salad

You can put together an easy, fast meal by shopping the deli section of the new Alef Market in Los Angeles.

For the main course, there’s freshly cooked rotisserie chicken that is certified kosher by Rabbi Yehudah Bukspan. Salads and side dishes include a creamy potato salad mixed with dill, carrot and pickles.

In contrast the Shirazi salad, a combination of finely chopped cucumber, red and yellow bell peppers, parsley, tomato and green onion, has no dressing. Eat it plain or season to taste with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper, as the deli staff suggests.

Kosher roast chicken, $6.99; Shirazi salad, $2.99 a pound; potato salad, $2.99 a pound, at Alef Market, 8708 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 289-6888.