Yet, despite my qualms with egg salad, I recently found myself asking my chef-husband Luke to make me his version of the best egg salad sandwich to see if he could change my mind.

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Garlic toast introduces complementary flavors to the egg salad by adding pungent, garlicky aromatics. Of course, the buttery base and the parsley often sprinkled on top are tasty additions, too.

Luke placed 6 slices of white bread on a cutting board and spread a thin layer of egg salad on the first two slices. After that, he tapped a healthy dusting of sweet smoked paprika onto the egg salad.