Cranberry, Apple, and Blue Cheese Salad with Cranberry-Apple Cider Dressing

butter lettuce (romaine or your favorite blend of greens may be substituted)

honeycrisp apples, diced (from about 1 medium apple; Fuji, Gala, Braeburn, etc. may be substituted)

orange-flavored dried cranberries (regular dried cranberries may be substituted)

candied Fisher pecans (use this recipe to make the candied nuts; other candied nuts or your favorite nuts may be substituted)

blue cheese crumbles (gorgonzola or feta cheese may be substituted)

cup orange-flavored dried cranberries (regular dried cranberries may be substituted)

apple cider vinegar

to 4 tablespoons honey

to 4 tablespoons olive oil

salt, or to taste

pepper, or to taste