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.
Ingredients
4 servings
For the Spicy Cashew Dressing:
For the salad:
For the spicy cashew dressing:
Step 1
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.
Step 2
Do Ahead:Dressing can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.
For the salad:
Step 3
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.
Step 4
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.
Step 5
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.
Step 6
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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Back to TopThe flavors and textures work together in interesting ways, and the dressing is a find. Next time I will cut everything up into smaller pieces—it may not be as pretty, but it’ll be easier to eat.
Eileen
Berkeley, CA
9/29/2022
Made this for a friend and we loved it. Dressing was delicious! I did a combo of romaine and radicchio and used butternut squash cubbed because that's what I had. We topped it with a piece of roasted harissa salmon. You could add any protein if you want. It's a wonderful salad!
Mofro
Chicago
3/25/2022
Fabulous though I did add siracha and lime juice to the dressing. Other than that made as written and it was delish!!
Organic Foodie
Santa Monica, CA
1/4/2022
This is super interesting yet it somehow works. There are a lot of components but it’s pretty simple to make. I season the potatoes with all purpose seasoning. Only one large sweet potato and one head of radicchio is necessary for 4 servings.
Kristina
San Diego
11/9/2021
Good, but not worth all of the time it took to make. The dressing was amazing, but I was not a fan of the fennel and cilantro in the salad.
Anonymous
Portland, OR
5/15/2021
Also, if you're in Canada, the American "sweet potato" is our yam. FYI. I used one large yam and chopped it up and roasted cubes of it.
Cook from Kamloops
11/16/2020
I loved the flavours in this hearty salad. Most of the family loved it, although one couldn't tolerate the bitterness of the radicchio (it is a very bitter lettuce so if you are hesitant, use half radicchio and half romaine or another milder lettuce). The dressing was so good!
Cook from Kamloops
Canada
11/16/2020
Big hit at my household. It's a good way to use up leftovers!
this_is_katana
Santa Cruz, CA
5/18/2020
这是一个神奇的沙拉。是我唯一的改变addition of chickpeas, and substitution of belgian endive and crushed fennel seeds instead of fennel. I also think this definitely made more than 4 servings - this really filled us up and probably made closer to 5-6 servings. I will definitely be making this again!
mclapp27
St. Louis, MO
4/28/2020
Simply fabulous! We had this for dinner this evening. Next time I’d use 1/2 tsp. Red pepper flakes but other than that. It was a colorful, nutritious main course dinner. Thank you!
Portlandgrandma
Portland, OR
11/14/2019
Loved this, substituted cashews for sunflower seeds, yes filling and with interesting textures. Will make it again.
mexicancurious
Mexico
8/27/2019
this was surprisingly fantastic!! It got rave reviews from picky eaters! I added the chicken since it was to be a dinner salad.
underpaid_chef
Wisconsin
8/7/2019
Yes, it sounds odd. But it is amazingly tasty and worth the time. Great for a picnic or potluck. The people I served it to looked at it rather dubiously and then gave it rave reviews. Filling, with interesting textures, and colorful. I will add a generous squeeze of lime or lemon before serving next time.
hhemingway
Oklahoma City, OK
5/17/2019
诧异地超级好吃……把鸡蛋和甜蜜的potato’s the night before so this took no time to put together the next night for a yummy meal. I will definitely make this - or a version of it - many times in the summer. Can see subbing the cashews with tahini if you have a tree nut allergy.
heatherfrank
Philadelphia
5/3/2019
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