Kale Pasta Salad With Parmesan and Smoked Almonds Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Name: Kale Pasta Salad With Parmesan and Smoked Almonds Recipe - Los Angeles Times
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt (see Kitchen Note below), plus more; 8 ounces orzo pasta (1 ¼ cups); 1 bunch (9 ounces) kale, stalks removed and leaves torn into 1-inch pieces (about 4 tightly packed cups); 2 large lemons; 6 almond-size garlic cloves; 1 large shallot or 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, plus more; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons everyday olive oil; 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes (about 6 ounces), halved; 6 breakfast radishes, trimmed and halved or quartered; 2 Persian cucumbers (about 7 ounces), quartered lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1-inch chunks; 1 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 1/2 cup smoked almonds or roasted salted almonds, roughly chopped

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Kale, lots of crunchy vegetables and an assertive dressing make pasta salad worth eating again.

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt (see Kitchen Note below), plus more
8 ounces orzo pasta (1 ¼ cups)
1 bunch (9 ounces) kale, stalks removed and leaves torn into 1-inch pieces (about 4 tightly packed cups)
2 large lemons
6 almond-size garlic cloves
1 large shallot or 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, plus more
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons everyday olive oil
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes (about 6 ounces), halved
6 breakfast radishes, trimmed and halved or quartered
2 Persian cucumbers (about 7 ounces), quartered lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1-inch chunks
1 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1/2 cup smoked almonds or roasted salted almonds, roughly chopped