WALNUT & KALE PASTA

4 servings, 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Sauce:

• 1 cup walnuts

• 2 cups kale, chopped, stems removed

• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

• 1/4 cup olive oil

• 1/2 cup coconut milk (or any plant based milk)

• Pinch asafoetida

• Juice 1/2 lemon

• Salt & pepper to taste

• 8oz package of pasta of your choice (gluten free, brown rice pasta, rice noodles, fresh pasta from local Italian market)

Topping

• 1 tbsp ghee

• 1/2 cup walnuts

• 2 tbsp fresh rosemary leaves

• 1 tsp fennel seeds

• Dash red pepper flakes

• 1 cup Kale, chopped, stems removed

• Drizzle of honey (about 1 tsp, optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Start by soaking the walnuts for the sauce in warm water (enough to cover the top of the walnuts in a bowl). Soak for 15 mins. Strain once done soaking and set aside.

2. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a medium pot. Add the kale and boil for 1-2 mins (until the leaves turn bright green). Then strain, and run under cool water for 1 min. Set aside.

3. Add all the ingredients for the sauce to a blender, including the kale and soaked walnuts, and blend until smooth. Set aside.

4. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water before straining.

5. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the topping. Heat ghee in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the fennel seeds, rosemary, red pepper flakes, and walnuts. Heat until aromatic.

6. Then add the kale and saute until the leaves are bright green. Turn off heat and drizzle with honey once cool (do not heat the honey). Mix the sauce with the cooked pasta and reserved pasta water. Serve with rosemary walnut topping. Enjoy!

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Notes

• An easy creamy pasta that is just heavy and warming enough to ground you and warm you up during the cooler months.

• If kapha, use another plant-based milk besides coconut milk (something that is less fatty).

• Overall a well-balanced winter pasta that is good for most doshas, just make it less fatty and with more greens for kapha :).