Cracker Salad Recipe – a classic Southern side dish that’s creamy, tangy, and packed with flavor! Made with juicy tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, green onions, mayo, and crushed saltine crackers, it’s simple, comforting, and always a hit at potlucks, a cookout, and summer get-togethers. A must-try twist on traditional tomato salad!
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Tomato Cracker Salad
Cracker salad is one of those old-school Southern recipes that surprises you in the best way. It’s creamy, crunchy, tangy, and just plain good. It tastes like summer in a bowl. It’s simple, a little quirky, and seriously addictive—once you try it, you’ll wonder why you haven’t been making it all along. If you are a fan of tomato sandwiches, you must give this salad a try asap!
How to Make Saltine Cracker Salad
This simple southern dish is effortless to make with only a few ingredients. Using a sharp knife, seed and chop a large tomato and place it in a medium bowl. Add coarsely crushed saltine crackers, mayonnaise, chopped hard boiled egg, and chopped green onions to the bowl with the chopped tomatoes and stir well. Season with kosher salt and black pepper, to taste.
Recipe Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- I use a sleeve of Saltines. You can substitute Ritz crackers.
- Make sure to use a high-quality mayo such as Dukes Mayonnaise or Hellman’s.
- I use ripe summer tomatoes. You can substitute cherry tomatoes.
- How do you seed tomatoes? Start by giving your ripe tomatoes a good rinse to get rid of any dirt. Slice them in half across the middle (not from top to bottom). Hold each half over the sink or a bowl, cut side down, and gently scoop out the seeds and pulp with a spoon or your finger. It’s quick, easy, and keeps your recipe from getting too watery.
- Variations/Additions:
- thinly sliced red onion
- shallot
- bacon
- parsley
- chives
- fresh basil
- pinch of garlic powder
- If making this salad ahead of time, wait to stir in the broken crackers into the mayonnaise mixture until you are ready to serve. This will make sure the salad has a nice bit of crunch.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
What to Serve with Georgia Cracker Salad
This simple recipe is a staple at our house. Cracker salad is rich, tangy, and full of Southern charm, so it goes best with simple mains that let its flavor shine.
- This is a great dish to serve with fried chicken, pork chops, or baked ham, especially at a potluck or Sunday supper.
- If you’re grilling, this crunchy little salad makes a great side for burgers, BBQ ribs, or smoked sausage.
- You can also pair it with a bowl of soup or a simple sandwich for an easy lunch.
- Add a glass of sweet tea and maybe a slice of pie for dessert, and you’ve got yourself a down-home meal worth repeating.
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Tomato Cracker Salad Recipe
Yield: 4 people
Cracker Salad Recipe – a classic Southern side dish that’s creamy, tangy, and packed with flavor! Made with juicy tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, green onions, mayo, and crushed saltine crackers, it’s simple, comforting, and always a hit at potlucks, a cookout, and summer get-togethers. A must-try twist on traditional tomato salad!
- 1 large tomato finely chopped
- 1½ cups mayonnaise
- 1 sleeve saltine crackers crushed
- 1 large hard boiled egg finely chopped
- 1 green onion chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
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Using a sharp knife, seed and chop a large tomato and place it in a medium bowl.
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Add coarsely crushed saltine crackers, mayonnaise, chopped hard boiled egg, and chopped green onions to the bowl with the chopped tomatoes and stir well. Season with kosher salt and black pepper, to taste.
- Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Steph
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