There are a few foods in my kitchen that make an appearance in many of my snacks and meals. Include in these are kale, miso, lemon juice and nutritional yeast, just to name a few. I love the flavours, colours and contrast of these foods, and this pasta was a beautiful canvas on which to merry some of these flavours. This meal can be made in a hurry- basically in as long as it takes to boil the pasta. Black olives and walnuts would have also been great toppings for this one.
For an easy nutrition boost, create this dish with a whole grain pasta. There are so many kinds to choose from out there!
Kale and Miso Pasta
(Approximately 2 servings)
3 tbsp olive oil to sauté
1 onion, diced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 medium tomatoes, diced
about 4 cups of kale (de-stemmed, cleaned, sliced)
fresh juice of 1/4 of a lemon
3 tbsp miso
pepper to taste
nutritional yeast topping
cooked penne (or other) pasta
In a frying pan, heat the oil on med/ med-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft (about 5 minutes). Next add the garlic and cook for one minute. Then add tomatoes, cooking for a couple of minutes, and then kale and cook until soft- about 6 minutes. It helps to add a little water to the pan and cover it to cook the kale. When tomatoes and kale have softened, remove pan from heat and add lemon, miso and pepper. Stir until miso is mixed in, adding some more water if needed. When pasta is cooked, at it to the sauce and mix everything together. Portion in bowls and add nutritional yeast to serve.
For an easy nutrition boost, create this dish with a whole grain pasta. There are so many kinds to choose from out there!
Kale and Miso Pasta
(Approximately 2 servings)
3 tbsp olive oil to sauté
1 onion, diced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 medium tomatoes, diced
about 4 cups of kale (de-stemmed, cleaned, sliced)
fresh juice of 1/4 of a lemon
3 tbsp miso
pepper to taste
nutritional yeast topping
cooked penne (or other) pasta
In a frying pan, heat the oil on med/ med-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft (about 5 minutes). Next add the garlic and cook for one minute. Then add tomatoes, cooking for a couple of minutes, and then kale and cook until soft- about 6 minutes. It helps to add a little water to the pan and cover it to cook the kale. When tomatoes and kale have softened, remove pan from heat and add lemon, miso and pepper. Stir until miso is mixed in, adding some more water if needed. When pasta is cooked, at it to the sauce and mix everything together. Portion in bowls and add nutritional yeast to serve.