To make toasted pecans, you can do it two ways. First is on the stovetop like what I did. It’s a quicker method but you can’t toast a lot in one go, and also, it may not toast as evenly. The other method for toasted pecans is with the oven. Using the oven, you can toast more pecans and you don’t have to watch it if you have a timer on. Either way, toasting pecans will bring out the nutty flavours, adding extra crunch to the salad.