Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Once boiled, salt water and add kale. Blanch for 2 minutes. Remove using tongs, shake excess water, and place directly in the blender.

Step 2

Let water come back to a full boil, add pasta and cook according to package directions.

Step 3

Meanwhile, add hemp hearts, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, mint and salt to blender. Set aside.

Step 4

Before pasta is done, reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Add 1/3 cup to the blender and blend green pasta sauce on high for 45-60 seconds, until perfectly smooth. Taste and adjust salt, nutritional yeast or lemon if need be. You want it to taste very bright and vibrant as it mellows on the pasta.

Step 5

Drain pasta in a colander and rinse quickly with cool water. Return pasta to the pot - off of the heat - and toss with green sauce. Add 1-2 tablespoons of pasta water at a time if you find the sauce is too thick (I rarely need it).

Step 6

Serve with some flaky salt, chile flakes or extra nutritional yeast if you like.