It's a "boil the kale, boil the pasta, then toss with some lemon and Parmesan" kind of simple.
Prep Time10 minutesminutes
Cook Time10 minutesminutes
Servings - 4servings
Ingredients
12kale leaves
1lb.small pasta noodlesfusili or small shell
2lemonsjuiced and zested
3Tbspolive oil
1/2cupgrated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepperto taste
fresh fruitside
grilled, sliced chickenmix-in
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, bring 6 cups of water to boil. Add 1 Tbsp salt and then add the kale leaves. Boil 2-3 minutes, or until the kale is soft and bright green. Drain in colander and rinse with cool water. Let sit for a few minutes before chopping. Then chop into bite size pieces.
In a different saucepan (or the same one), boil the pasta noodles. Once cooked, drain and rinse with cool water if you are planning to serve this as a cold dish.
Toss the cooked pasta with the chopped kale leaves. Then squeeze in the juice of 2 lemons, plus 1 tsp lemon zest. Add in the olive oil and some salt and pepper. Toss well.
Add the Parmesan cheese and toss again.
Serve as is...or with fresh fruit...or with sliced grilled chicken on top. Or mixed in. (whatever works for you, works for me!)