Pear Salad

Ingredients:
Candied Pecans (for instructions to do yourself, see below)
Lettuce mix - variety of leaves
Sliced Pears
Red Onion
Bleu cheese crumbles

Dressing:
1 small shallot
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp. maple syrup

Combine all dressing ingredients in the blender and blend.  Chill until time to serve.  Slice pears and red onion and lay on salad.  Lightly toss with salad and top with bleu cheese.  To candy pecans, mix 1/2 cup raw pecans with 2 TBSP. melted butter and 2 TBSP. brown sugar.  Lay out flat on parchment paper and bake at 350 for 5 minutes.  Stir and turn over and bake for another 5 minutes.