Dinner Salad with Radicchio and Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Prep Time
30 min
Yields
4
Ingredients
Spicy Cashew Dressing
- ½ cup salted, roasted cashews
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 3 Tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar
- ¾ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- ¾ tsp. fish sauce
- ¾ tsp. honey
- 1 garlic clove
- Kosher salt
Salad
- 4 small sweet potatoes (about 1½ lb. total), scrubbed, halved lengthwise
- 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 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
- Flaky sea salt
- ½ cup crushed salted, roasted cashews
- ½ cup cilantro leaves with tender stems
Directions
Spicy Cashew Dressing
Blend cashews, oil, vinegar, red pepper flakes, fish sauce, honey, garlic, and ⅓ 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.
Salad
Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 425°. 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 ½ 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 1½" 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.
Credit
Bon Appetit