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vegan kale pasta salad with pesto dressing

Kale and Pasta Salad with Pesto Dressing

This vegan kale and pasta salad with pesto dressing is the perfect meal prep lunch. Combine all of your ingredients for a variety of flavors and nutrients and top with homemade pesto!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch of kale
  • 1 sweet potato diced
  • 1 can of chickpeas
  • 8 oz of protein pasta of choice
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 avocado

Spinach Pesto Viaigrette

  • 2 handfuls of spinach
  • 2 handfuls of basil
  • ⅓ cup good olive oil
  • ¼ cup walnuts
  • 1 lemon zest
  • juice of 1 lemon same lemon as above!
  • 1 clove garlic
  • salt

Instructions
 

  • Cook your pasta as instructed
  • Dice your sweet potatoes and pour your chickpeas in the airfryer with a bit of oil and salt for 400F 15 minutes shaking ½ way through
  • Put all ingredients for the spinach pesto vinaigrette in the food processor until combined
  • Massage your kale with some salt, lemon, or olive oil and let it sit
  • Add all ingredients to your kale and mix in your vinaigrette! Enjoy!