Caramelized Apple Salad With Spicy Orange Vinaigrette - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the Spicy Orange Vinaigrette (use 1 1/2 cups for salad)
2 cups orange juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons red onions, coarsely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder
3/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
salt and pepper
For the Apple Salad
2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and quartered
1 cup watercress
1 cup frisee
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup walnuts
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled

Preparation

For the Vinaigrette:
Place orange juice in a small nonreactive pan over high heat and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup.
Place reduce orange juice, vinegar, onion, jalapeno and ancho chili powdeer in a blender and blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil until emulsified.
Add honey and the salt and pepper to taste.
For the Apple Salad:
Heat 3/4 cup of the spicy Orange vinaigrette in a medium saute pan, over medium high heat. Add the apples, cut-side down and saute until golden brown. Turn over and saute until just cooked trough, 1 to 2 minutes.
Place the water cress and fresee in a medium bowl and toss with a few tablespoons of the remaining Spicy Orange Vinagirettte, season with salt and pepper and divide among 4 plates.
Arrange 2 apple quarters on each plate, garanish with walnuts and feta cheese and drizzle with some of the remaining vinaigrette.