Mixed Greens Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

Make vinaigrette by blending the following:

2/3 cup (canned) whole-berry cranberry sauce
2 Tbs. cider vinegar
2 Tbs. fresh orange juice
2 tsp. pure maple syrup
3 Tbs. olive oil
salt to taste

Serve over:

12 cups mixed salad greens
1 ripe pear, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/2 small red onion, very thinly sliced
1/2 cup toasted pecans coarsely chopped (2 oz.)
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Adapted from a recipe in Vegetarian Times