Description
Soft crunchy kale with pasta, lemon, a hint of chili, olive oil, minced garlic and served with toasted nuts. A simple flavorful pasta dish!
Ingredients
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- 400 grams pasta
- salt for the pasta
- 300 grams kale
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup toasted walnuts (chopped)
- 1 garlic clove (minced (1 tsp))
- 1/4 tsp chili spice or flakes (depending on the level of heat)
- 1 fresh lemon juice and zest.
- 1/2 cup Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Once boiling salt and cook the pasta for 2 minutes less than the packet instructions. It will finish cooking in the pan with the sautéed kale.
- Cut the kale leaves off the stems,Rinse and with your hands use the squash and release method while rinsing. Just a few times to soften the leaves.
- Toss into a large bowl, drizzle a tablespoon of oil over the kale and again repeat the squash and release method a few times with the oil in it!
- Heat a large skillet or non stick pan on medium heat, and cook the onion in a tablespoon of oil. till soft.
- Add the kale and let it cook for about 5 minutes before adding the minced garlic, chili, and lemon juice and zest. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
- Add the pasta, increase the heat a little and a little pasta water to help it along. Please don't add lots of pasta water we're not making a soup we want to maintain the crunch!
- Remove from the heat and once toss with the toasted chopped walnuts and a drizzle of the remaining olive oil.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 97
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 207
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 7
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2