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Grandma Fiasco's Italian Potato Salad

Mrs. Angie Fiasco
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Ingredients
  

  • 5 lbs red potatoes, preferably small in size
  • 1 1/2 lbs fresh green beans
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 red onion, sliced
  • 1 carton grape tomatoes
  • 1 can pitted black olives, drained well (16 oz)
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano

Instructions
 

  • Place potatoes, unpeeled, into a deep saucepan and cover completely with water. Place over high heat and cook until potatoes are just fork tender. Drain and allow potatoes to cool. If larger potatoes are used, cut into bite-sized chunks. Lightly salt and pepper warm potatoes.
  • Place a large saucepan filled with water on high heat and bring to a boil. Carefully place green beans into the boiling water and allow to cook about 5 minutes. Immediately remove beans to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain and set aside.
  • In a large salad bowl, combine potatoes, green beans, sliced onion, grape tomatoes, black olives and salt and pepper. In a small bowl, combine olive oil, vinegar, basil and oregano and additional salt and pepper and mix well with whisk. Pour over vegetables and mix to blend and coat. Chill until serving. Makes 12 servings. Enjoy!