My mom is the reason why I fell in love with cooking. I could name dozens of recipes I’ve learned from her, but this one is simple, southern, and satisfying. Most people have never heard of a Tomato Cracker Salad (also known as Georgia cracker salad), but that is about to change. This creamy tomato cracker salad has only 5 simple ingredients (plus salt & pepper!), is easy on the wallet, and every bit delicious. Mom brings this dish regularly to Bunco night, and you’ll start bringing it to every potluck and get-together too! Thanks mom!
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Easy Recipe for Tomato Cracker Salad
This tomato cracker salad recipe takes me right back to the simple joy of a tomato sandwich on a hot summer day when I was a kid. All you need are ripe tomatoes, a few hard-boiled eggs, green onions, mayo, a sleeve of saltines, and seasonings. That’s it. It comes together in minutes and is one of those simple dishes that just works, no matter when or where you serve it.
Tomato Cracker Salad
Servings 5 servings (1 cup per serving)Ingredients
- 3 eggs (hard-boiled and diced, $0.99*)
- 2 tomatoes (large, seeded and chopped (about 4 cups, 720g) $3.16**)
- 2 green onions (sliced, $0.28)
- ¼ tsp salt ($0.01)
- ¼ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.04)
- 1 cup mayonnaise ($0.90***)
- 1 sleeve saltine crackers (crushed, (about 40 saltine crackers total) $0.46)
Instructions
- Gather and prepare all ingredients.
- In a medium bowl, add the diced hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, green onions, salt, pepper, and mayonnaise. Fold to combine.
- Lastly, add the crushed saltine crackers and gently fold to incorporate, then serve immediately.
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Equipment
- Medium Bowl
Notes
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Gather all of your ingredients. If you’re eggs aren’t already hard-boiled, check our step-by-step guide on how to make hard boiled eggs before you start.
Remove the tomato seeds: Use a spoon to scoop out and discard the seeds from 2 large tomatoes and chop the flesh into bite-sized pieces. Scooping out the tomato seeds helps the crackers stay crunchy for longer!
Assemble the salad: Add 3 diced hard-boiled eggs, 2 seeded and chopped large tomatoes, 2 sliced green onions, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp black pepper, and 1 cup mayonnaise to a medium-sized bowl. Fold to evenly combine.
Add the crackers: Now pour 1 sleeve crushed saltine crackers (about 40 saltines) into the bowl with the other ingredients.
Gently fold to evenly incorporate the crackers with the salad. Then, it’s time to serve! Serve your tomato cracker salad immediately and enjoy.
Serving Suggestions
I always serve this simple tomato cracker salad with extra saltines for scooping! It’s my favorite way to enjoy it, and you get the added crunch from the dry crackers. I think it would also be delicious with some cooled, crispy air-fried bacon mixed through for a smoky flavor. This easy salad is also a great side dish for any night of the week. It would be great served alongside crispy salmon patties or on a bed of fresh green salad.
Storage Instructions
You’re supposed to eat this dish right away, so the crackers don’t get soggy, but I do enjoy it days after! It really comes down to personal preference. If you don’t mind the crackers being soggy, you can store it in an airtight container in the fridge for about 2 days. But for a crunchy tomato cracker salad, you should serve it immediately once the crushed crackers have been mixed in.
Fascinating recipe, definitely based on low cost ingredients readily available to rural folks. Many “southern” recipes are identical to dishes I grew up eating in the midwest, but this is definitely not one of them. I will say, however, that my personal favorite way to enjoy egg salad is with lots of ripe tomato, with or without being a sandwich filling–well, I like to put in plenty of salty, briny capers, too, which is not an ingredient I grew up with. I will try this recipe and use either dill pickles or capers instead of green onions.