Recipes / 24 September, 2017 / My Baba

Kale & Walnut Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

• 300g wholewheat penne pasta
• 500g pack Kale
• 250g cherry tomatoes halved
• 150g walnuts
• 100g vegetarian Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 25g mixed nuts, chopped

Ingredients

1. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water for 11 minutes, adding 300g of the kale for the last 3 minutes, drain, reserving 250ml cooking water and return to the pan with the tomatoes.
2. Meanwhile, place the walnuts, cheese, garlic, oil and the reserved cooking liquid in a food processor and blitz, adding the remaining kale in batches to give a paste, season.
3. Add to the pasta and heat through for a minute or two. Serve sprinkled with chopped nuts.

Recipe from Discover Kale