Kale Pasta Salad

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This simple kale pasta salad recipe features cherry tomatoes, olives, cucumber, and bell peppers, tossed with Greek dressing. Add shrimp if you like.

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
2 medium carrots, shredded
2 cups shredded kale
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cucumber, chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
1 cup sliced black olives, drained
1/2 shallot, chopped
1 cup Greek salad dressing
2 tablespoons mayonnaise

Directions

1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain well.
2 Combine pasta, carrots, kale, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, olives, and shallot in a bowl. Combine Greek dressing and mayonnaise in a separate bowl; drizzle over salad and mix until well combined.