Dinner Salad with Radicchio and Roasted Sweet Potatoes

A hearty dinner salad featuring roasted sweet potatoes, radicchio, and soft-boiled eggs, dressed with a creamy cashew dressing. The combination of warm sweet potatoes, bitter radicchio, and crunchy fennel creates a satisfying and nutritious meal.

4 servings
55 min

Ingredients

  • 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 clove garlic
  • to taste Kosher salt
  • 4 small sweet potatoes
  • 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 heads radicchio
  • 1 small fennel bulb
  • 2 Tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
  • ½ cup crushed salted, roasted cashews
  • ½ cup cilantro leaves
  • to taste Kosher salt

Cooking Instructions

  1. 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.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Do Ahead: Dressing can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.

  3. 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.

    25 min

  4. 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.

    15 min

  5. 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.

    5 min

  6. 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.

    5 min