Tomato Cracker Salad

This Southern Tomato Cracker Salad is creamy, crunchy, and full of summer flavor. Made with just 5 ingredients and ready in minutes!

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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!

Overhead view of a bowl of tomato cracker salad.

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.

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This Southern Tomato Cracker Salad is creamy, crunchy, and full of summer flavor. Made with just 5 ingredients and ready in minutes!

Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Total Cost $5.84 recipe / $1.17 serving

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings servings (1 cup per serving)

Calories 358kcal

Author Melissa Nolan

Equipment

Medium Bowl

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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Notes

*Make sure your eggs are hard-boiled and ready to go before starting the recipe. I use our easy stovetop method for making hard-boiled eggs! Please add an extra 15 minutes to the preparation time if you’re cooking your eggs specifically for this recipe.

**If you can’t find large tomatoes, three regular-sized ones should work! I like to scoop the seeds out of my tomatoes as it helps to keep the crackers crunchy for longer.

***Feel free to adjust the amount of mayonnaise if you want it more or less creamy.

Nutrition

how to make Tomato Cracker Salad step-by-step photos

The ingredients to make a Southern tomato cracker salad.

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!

Diced hard boiled eggs, sliced green onions, diced tomatoes, mayonnaise, and seasonings in a mixing bowl.

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.

Crushed saltine crackers being added to a bowl of cracker salad.

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.

Overhead view of a bowl of tomato cracker salad with a hand dipping a cracker in.

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.