Radicchio Salad with Cashew Ricotta Dressing

DRESSING

• 1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked in hot water for 10 minutes (or sub unroasted macadamia nuts)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 ½ Tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1/3 tsp sea salt, plus more to taste
• 1 dash onion powder (optional)
• water to thin

BEETS

• 1 medium beet, thinly sliced into rounds
• 7 cloves garlic, peeled + roughly chopped
• 1 tsp avocado oil (if oil-free, sub maple syrup)
• 1 healthy pinch each sea salt and black pepper

CANDIED WALNUTS

• 2/3 cup raw walnuts
• 2 tsp maple syrup
• 1 ½ tsp coconut sugar
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 dash ground cinnamon

SALAD

• 1 head radicchio, rinsed, dried, bottom trimmed, unpeeled, and roughly chopped (~6 cups as recipe is written)
• 1/2 medium lemon, juiced
• 1 healthy pinch each sea salt and black pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley