Chicken Liver Toast with Spiced Pecans | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 cup pecan halves
• 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
• ½ tsp. smoked paprika
• ½ tsp. sugar
• ¼ tsp. cayenne
• ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tsp. flaked salt, such as Maldon
• 1 lb. chicken livers, cleaned
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for garnish
• 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
• ½ small yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 2 oz. bourbon
• 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig thyme
• Country bread, sliced and grilled, for serving
• 2 tbsp. roughly chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp. roughly chopped mint
• 1 tbsp. grated lemon zest
• 3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar, preferably aged