Tomato Cracker Salad is a classic recipe that has been round a really very long time. The mixture of saltine crackers, scrumptious backyard tomatoes makes the right summer time salad.
For those who love tomato dishes, it’s essential to give our Southern Tomato Pie a strive! It has implausible critiques and is a summer time “should make”
❓WHAT IS SOUTHERN TOMATO CRACKER SALAD?
Principally, tomato cracker salad is the traditional Southern tomato sandwich in a salad type. The crackers, tomato, and mayonnaise ship the identical style because the sandwich. It’s scrumptious! I’ve learn that this recipe comes from southeast Georgia.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
Southern Tomato Cracker Salad is a traditional! I keep in mind vividly the primary time I ever noticed this salad or had it served to me at a meal. My new mother-in-law, a Southern woman from Mississippi, served it for dinner again in 1976. I assumed it was the grossest wanting stuff I had ever seen and I actually didn’t wish to eat any of it. She was an exquisite Southern hostess and saved passing me this salad and saying I ought to strive it. I lastly took a little bit on my plate and was pleasantly stunned that it was not simply terrible. I nonetheless was undecided if I favored it or not although. This salad will develop on you! It turned one among my favourite issues to eat at her home. She even made it for me after I was sick and introduced it to me as a result of she knew how a lot I favored it.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Saltine Crackers
- Can of diced tomatoes or recent tomatoes
- Onion
- Inexperienced Pepper
- Boiled Eggs
- Mayonnaise
- Black Pepper
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
This tomato cracker salad couldn’t be simpler to place collectively! Merely combine all elements EXCEPT the crackers collectively in a bowl. Refrigerate for a number of hours earlier than serving. Proper earlier than you serve, add the crushed crackers and serve on a lettuce mattress. Makes about 5 cups of salad.
Though we adore it with simply the fundamental elements, it’s additionally nice with shrimp or hen. You could possibly additionally add in olives and bacon. This dish is greatest when you should utilize recent juicy backyard tomatoes. The style is so good, and it’s refreshing! I really like so as to add lots of black pepper and generally garlic powder too. Some individuals favor so as to add the crackers on the time you serve it, whereas others suppose it’s higher after it sits a bit. I personally adore it both means.
⭐TIP
I feel this salad is greatest served instantly when you add the crackers. You can also make all of it up, and add the crackers proper earlier than serving. That’s simply our choice.
📖OTHER TOMATO RECIPES
We love recipes that use scrumptious backyard tomatoes! These are a few of our absolute favorites.
SERVE THIS WITH
This salad is nice with nearly any summer time meal however we agree it goes nice with these major dishes.
STORING & SERVING SIZE
This salad is greatest served within the fridge, see recipe notes. This makes about 5 cups.
Southern Tomato Cracker Salad
This traditional tomato cracker salad has been round a really very long time. For those who’ve by no means tried it, you might be in for an actual deal with. Such an quaint recipe.
- 1 sleeve saltine crackers crushed
- 1 14.5 ounccan diced tomatoes, undrained (I exploit recent tomatoes in summer time
- 1/4 cup onion chopped (can use inexperienced onions)
- 1/4 cup inexperienced pepper chopped
- 5 eggs boiled, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup mayonnaise
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Combine all elements EXCEPT the crackers collectively in a bowl. Refrigerate for a number of hours earlier than serving. Proper earlier than you serve, add the crushed crackers and serve on a lettuce mattress. Makes about 5 cups of salad.
You possibly can simply add celery, shrimp, cooked hen, bacon, olives, and so on. Very versatile dish. Some individuals favor so as to add the crackers on the time you serve it whereas others suppose it’s higher after it sits a bit. I personally adore it both means.
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