Description
Craving a Southern-inspired, quick and easy recipe that’s creamy, crunchy, and totally comforting? This Georgia Cracker Salad is the answer. It’s a delicious mix of hard-boiled eggs, fresh tomatoes, red onion, dill, and crushed saltine crackers all brought together with rich, tangy mayo. Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch idea, a crowd-pleasing potluck side, or a unique dish to shake up your dinner ideas, this salad delivers. It’s one of those easy recipes that surprises everyone with how flavorful simple food can be — a true gem among Southern food ideas and a must-try healthy-ish snack or easy dinner option.
Ingredients
8 saltine crackers
4 hard-boiled eggs
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
1. Boil the eggs by placing them in a saucepan, covering with water, and bringing to a boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let sit for 10–12 minutes. Cool in an ice bath and peel.
2. Chop the boiled eggs, tomatoes, and red onion. Remove excess seeds from tomatoes if they are too juicy.
3. Lightly crush the saltine crackers into bite-sized chunks by hand.
4. In a large mixing bowl, gently combine the chopped eggs, tomatoes, onion, and crushed crackers.
5. Add mayonnaise and chopped dill. Stir gently until evenly mixed. Add more mayo if needed.
6. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Stir gently one last time.
7. Serve immediately, garnished with extra dill on top.
Notes
For best texture, add the crushed crackers right before serving.
Use firm, ripe tomatoes to prevent the salad from becoming watery.
Duke’s mayo adds an authentic Southern flavor, but any high-quality mayo will work.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 185mg