✨ Mediterranean Pasta & Kale Salad with Shrimp | High-Protein, Fresh & Flavorful! 🥗🍤

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories, while ricotta is often less expensive.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken breast is leaner, while canned tuna is a budget-friendly protein.

Season about 1 pound of shrimp with all-purpose seasoning (optional).

Make the dressing by combining 3 cloves of minced garlic, 1/4 cup of grape seed oil, 2 teaspoons of white wine vinegar, salt, black pepper, and onion powder in a bowl.

Shred about half a block of Parmesan cheese for later use in the salad.

Massage a big bunch of kale with grape seed oil (or avocado oil or olive oil) to make it tender and reduce bitterness.

Add 3 oz of sun-dried tomatoes to the kale.

Mix in the shredded Parmesan cheese and some feta crumbles with the kale.

Cook and add your choice of small pasta (like rotini) to the salad.

Pour the dressing over the salad and mix everything together until well combined.

Add the seasoned shrimp and mix again until evenly distributed.

Taste the salad for seasoning and adjust as necessary, adding more oil if needed.

Add 4 slices of turkey bacon to the salad before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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