SOUTHERN TOMATO CRACKER SALAD – The Southern Woman Cooks

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 proper summer season salad.

In case you love tomato dishes, you need to give our Southern Tomato Pie a attempt! It has incredible critiques and is a summer season “should make”

❓WHAT IS SOUTHERN TOMATO CRACKER SALAD?

Mainly, 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 girl from Mississippi,  served it for dinner again in 1976.   I assumed it was the grossest trying stuff I had ever seen and I definitely didn’t wish to eat any of it.  She was a beautiful Southern hostess and stored passing me this salad and saying I ought to attempt it.  I lastly took a little bit on my plate and was pleasantly stunned that it was not simply terrible.  I nonetheless was unsure if I favored it or not although.  This salad will develop on you!  It turned considered one of 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 contemporary 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 rooster. You might additionally add in olives and bacon. This dish is greatest when you need to use contemporary juicy backyard tomatoes. The style is so good, and it’s refreshing! I like so as to add a number 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 manner.

⭐TIP

I feel this salad is greatest served instantly when you add the crackers. You may make all of it up, and add the crackers proper earlier than serving. That’s simply our desire.

📖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 season meal however we agree it goes nice with these essential dishes.

STORING & SERVING SIZE

This salad is greatest served within the fridge, see recipe notes. This makes about 5 cups.

Southern Tomato Cracker Salad

Anne Walkup

This traditional tomato cracker salad has been round a really very long time. In case you’ve by no means tried it, you’re in for an actual deal with. Such an quaint recipe.

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 0 minutes minutes

3 hours hrs

Whole Time 3 hours hrs 20 minutes minutes

Course Salad

Delicacies American, southern

• 1 sleeve saltine crackers crushed
• 1 14.5 ounccan diced tomatoes, undrained (I take advantage of contemporary tomatoes in summer season
• 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

• 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 rooster, bacon, olives, and many others. 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 manner.

Key phrase Southern Tomato Cracker Salad

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