Bold and candid, Harry Potter’s Luna Lovegood never backs down from her beliefs. Perhaps that’s why producers chose actress Evanna Lynch to play her character onscreen. 

After years of eliminating meat from her diet, Lynch became plant-based in 2015. Since then, she has been outspoken about the benefits of plant-based eating and has inspired newcomers to join her.

“When I went vegan I did it out of love for animals; I didn’t anticipate veganism loving me back by giving me better health, better friendships and a sense of personal equilibrium I didn’t know was missing – but that’s exactly what it did,” she told us.

As an outspoken animal advocate, Lynch has even narrated Animal Equality’s 360-degree virtual reality project. Called iAnimal, this immersive experience takes viewers behind-the-scenes to witness dairy farm cruelty. 

Lynch even partnered with Love Veg to share one of her favorite plant-based recipes.

“It’s hard for me to pick a classic ‘summer’ recipe because I spent so many years as a vegetarian who didn’t like vegetables and for the most part couldn’t even recognize them in their natural state,” she said.

“I know you’re supposed to want to roll around on a bed of spinach and bathe in grapefruit juice in summer, but I never stray too far from my starch-happy beetroot-less roots,” she added. “I like this recipe because it’s gloriously pasta laden while still managing to pump a shocking amount of kale into my system in a really delicious way. And you can eat it cold too and call it a ‘salad.’ It totally counts. This recipe is from Lighter.”  

Kale and ‘ricotta’ pasta salad 

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