Ballpark food: Green Bean Potato Salad

I know you're loving the thoughtful plating.

We recently took Nadia to her first baseball game and while I have respect for traditional ballpark fare, sometimes it just doesn't sit right. Is it the bratwurst topped with onions, kraut ad spicy mustard from our beloved "hot dog man"? Kraut is full of probiotics so surely not. Couldn't be my kiddie tray of nachos with plastic cheese. I carefully place a jalapeno slice atop each chip to ensure I am getting some veggies, a little fiber too. I really can't understand why I awake the next morning with a belly ache. I suppose somethings in life will remain a mystery.

For whatever reason I just wasn't feeling the plastic cheese that evening. I decided to throw a few things together instead. I was just using up odds and ends but was pleasantly surprised. This salad came together in a way that is simple, yet delightful. Here's another un-recipe:

Green Bean Potato Salad
Mix together:

• fingerling potatoes, boiled and chilled
• green beans, boiled an chilled ( or steamed if you prefer but I just through them in part way through cooking the potatoes)
• crumbled feta cheese
• fresh basil, chiffonade
• orange olive oil*
• salt and cracked pepper to taste

* If you don't have orange olive oil try warming some olive oil with strips of orange zest. Cool and strain to remove the zest. I believe you can also purchase it at Safeway.

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