Pear & Cranberry Holiday Salad - Cuisine & Cocktails

Ingredients

• 6 oz mixed greens
• 1 pear total (but can use a variety of different kinds), chopped
• ⅔ cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup candied pecans (see directions in post - 1 tbsp. brown sugar, 1 tsp. water, ⅛ tsp. vanilla, ⅛ tsp. salt, ½ cup halved pecans)
• 4 oz crumbled goat cheese
• 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp. pure maple syrup
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• ½ tsp. dijon mustard
• ¼ tsp. salt