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Salad for dinner? No, we're not kidding. Eggs and roasted sweet potatoes make this salad recipe a full meal, not a sidekick. Feel free to swap in whatever protein (like chickpeas, rotisserie chicken, or roasted salmon) and roasted vegetables (Brussels sprouts, carrots, broccoli) you may have on hand.
- Yield
- 4 servings
Ingredients
- For the Spicy Cashew Dressing:
- 1/2 cup salted, roasted cashews
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 Tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar
- 3/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 3/4 tsp. fish sauce
- 3/4 tsp. honey
- 1 garlic clove
- Kosher salt
- For the salad:
- 4 small sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 lb. total), scrubbed, halved lengthwise
- 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 large eggs
- 2 heads of radicchio (about 1 lb. total), quartered, cores removed, leaves separated
- 1 small fennel bulb, quartered lengthwise, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 2 Tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup crushed salted, roasted cashews
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves with tender stems
- Kosher salt
Preparation
- For the spicy cashew dressing:
- Blend cashews, oil, vinegar, red pepper flakes, fish sauce, honey, garlic, and 1/3 cup warm water in a blender until very creamy, smooth, and pourable. Taste dressing and season with salt.
- Do Ahead: Dressing can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.
- For the salad:
- Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 425°F. Place sweet potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet, drizzle with oil, and season with kosher salt; turn to coat. Arrange cut side down; roast until tender and cut sides are browned, 20–25 minutes. Let cool.
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Carefully lower eggs into water and cook 8 minutes. Transfer eggs to a bowl of ice water and let cool. Remove eggs from ice water, pat dry, and peel.
- Toss radicchio, fennel, and vinegar in a large bowl; season with sea salt. Drizzle 1/2 cup dressing down sides of bowl. Using your hands, fold salad, working from the bottom out toward the sides of the bowl, until evenly coated in dressing.
- Transfer salad to a platter. Tear sweet potatoes and eggs into 1 1/2" pieces and nestle into salad. Season egg yolks with sea salt. Drizzle more dressing over and top with cashews and cilantro. Serve with remaining dressing alongside.
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