Kale Waldorf Chicken Salad with Cashew and Avocado "Mayo"

For the Cashew & Avocado “Mayo” Dressing:

unsalted cashews, soaked overnight

ripe avocado, cut into small cubes

garlic, peeled

lemon juice, freshly squeezed

-teaspoon coarse sea salt

black pepper

unsweetened almond milk, plus more if needed*

For the Kale Waldorf Chicken Salad

bunches (5-6 cups) of kale- washed, drained, and thinly sliced

bunch of curly lettuce- washed, drained, and roughly chopped

+2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided

seedless red grapes, on the stem – gently washed and pat-dried

stalks of celery, chopped thinly

fuji or honeycrisp apple, peeled & cut into matchsticks

leftover chicken, such as 2 slices of roasted chicken breasts

walnuts, lightly toasted and roughly chopped

lemon juice, freshly squeezed

Coarse sea salt