Easy miso pumpkin pasta

Name: Easy miso pumpkin pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Asian, Japanese, Italian, European
Ingredients: 300 g / 10 oz pasta (GF if needed); 500 g / 2 cups mashed cooked pumpkin (I used ½ medium butternut pumpkin); 2 tbsp / 30 ml olive oil; 3 tbsp white / shiro miso paste; ½-1 tsp sambal oelek or other chilli paste or chilli flakes; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 3 tbsp smooth almond butter*; black pepper, to taste; 2 tbsp almond flakes, optional; 1 tbsp high smoke oil (I used rice bran oil), optional; 100 g / 3.5 oz kale, optional; 3-4 garlic cloves, diced finely