LYNDI COHEN: 'I make this salad when I want to impress and it never fails.'

If I don't have my healthy lunch ready to go when I'm hungry, I end up grabbing something pricey from a café. Or eating all sorts (re: muesli bars and other stuff).

With this easy-to-make pasta salad in my fridge, I feel like I have my life together. Luckily, it's very flavourful, affordable and proven to impress colleagues.

Best bit is, you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry, so it's also a great last-minute throw-together dinner recipe. Add some tuna for a source of protein with your lunch or try chicken for dinner.

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Here's the recipe.

Prep Time: 5 | Cook Time: 10

Ingredients

• 500g dry pasta

• 8 cups kale, finely chopped

• 1 lemon

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

• 3 tsp honey

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp chilli flakes

• 2 cups green peas

• 1/2 cup parmesan, shaved

• 1/2 cup flaked/slivered almonds, toasted

• 1 tsp pepper

Instructions

• Cook pasta according to packet instructions.

• Massage kale with lemon, oil, honey and salt.

• 2 minutes before the pasta is cooked, add the peas. Once pasta is al-dente, drain the pasta and peas and drizzle with a dash of olive oil and set aside.

• In a bowl, combine cooked pasta, peas and kale. Top with shaved parmesan and flaked almonds. Drizzle with lemon and season with pepper to taste.

Note: For a gluten-free option, use gluten-free pasta.

Lyndi Cohen (AKA the Nude Nutritionist on Insta) is an accredited practicing dietitian and nutritionist, TEDX speaker, and the author of Your Weight Is Not The Problem. For more of her delicious, easy, nutrition-packed recipes, check out her Back To Basics app.

Feature Image: Instagram/@nude_nutritionist