Description
Georgia Cracker Salad is a classic Southern comfort food featuring a crunchy base of crushed saltine crackers mixed with fresh tomatoes, scallions, chopped hard-boiled eggs, and a creamy mayonnaise dressing. This vibrant, easy-to-make salad can be served immediately or chilled for enhanced flavors, making it a perfect side dish or light meal for any occasion.
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 35 to 40 saltine or butter crackers, roughly crushed
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
- 2 large hard boiled eggs, roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (can substitute half with full-fat Greek yogurt)
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Begin by roughly crushing the saltine or butter crackers. Dice the large tomato and finely chop the scallions. Peel and roughly chop the hard-boiled eggs.
- Combine Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the crushed crackers, diced tomato, chopped scallions, chopped eggs, and mayonnaise. If preferred, you can substitute half of the mayonnaise with full-fat Greek yogurt for a tangier flavor.
- Season the Salad: Add kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste. Gently fold all ingredients together until well mixed.
- Serve or Chill: You can serve the Georgia Cracker Salad immediately or cover and refrigerate it until ready to serve, allowing the flavors to meld and the crackers to soften slightly.
Notes
- You may substitute half of the mayonnaise with full-fat Greek yogurt to make the salad lighter and add a tangy flavor.
- For best texture, add the crackers just before serving if you prefer them crunchier.
- This salad contains eggs and gluten due to the crackers.
- Adjust salt and pepper according to your preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Southern American
