Arugula Pesto Potato Salad
Arugula is in season right now, and I’ve had my fill of the usual salads. So I decided to do something a little different. Years ago, when I was in college, there was a tiny Italian restaurant in Spokane, WA called Café Delicioso. It closed down long ago, but when it was still around, the menu shifted with whatever was in season and whatever was cheap. The owners always passed those savings along, making it a haven for high‑schoolers, college kids, musicians, and broke artists — the kind of place where you could sit for hours over a bowl of something simple and perfect. One dish I never forgot was their arugula pesto potato salad. Nothing fancy, nothing fussy — just fresh ingredients treated with respect. This version is as close as I can get to the one I remember, built from what’s in season and what’s affordable, just like they did. Arugula Pesto Potato Salad 1 lb of potatoes, rough chopped 2 cups of arugula 2 tbsp basil pesto 2 tbsp chopped olives 2 tbsp bacon bits (I used imitation...
