wash the apples, lettuce, figs and dry in a colander
chop the lettuce and arrange on a serving plate
mix the olive oil and apple cider vinegar and maple syrup
pour the dressing evenly over the lettuce bed
half the apples and remove the core.
place each half cut side down on a chopping board and slice evenly all the way through.
fan each apple half and arrange cut side down on the lettuce bed
cut the figs into quarters and place cut side up onto the lettuce bed.
chop the pecans coarsely and scatter over the salad
sprinkle with parmesan shavings or crumbled cheese of choice
top with pomegranate seeds or dried cranberries