Asian Pear Salad with Tamari Pecans and Maytag Blue Cheese

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2 tablespoons pear vinegar

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pear syrup (fresh pear juice reduced to a syrup)

2 teaspoons extra virgin lemon oil

6 cups assorted full-flavored greens (baby mustard, lovage, arugula, dandelion, mizzuna, etc.)

1/4 cup tamari pecans, recipe follows

1/4 cup dried currants or chopped raisins

1/4 cup cold Maytag blue cheese, crumbled

1 ripe Asian pear, cored and thinly sliced

Tamari Pecans:

1 tablespoon high quality tamari

2 teaspoons molasses

Salt and cayenne pepper

1 cup shelled pecan halves