A sleeve of crushed crackers, and you’re on your way to having the most addictive salad you’ve made to date. This Georgia Cracker Salad is a part of many Southern community cookbooks, and for good reason. It has all of the components of a tomato sandwich but is made into an easy spoonable, spreadable form perfect for entertaining at a potluck, social, or luncheon. 

This Georgia Cracker Salad starts with a sleeve of crackers. While saltine crackers are a classic, butter crackers would also be a good variation.

Next, the other ingredients — tomato, scallions, hard-boiled eggs, and mayonnaise — make their way into the bowl.

Everything is mixed together, and then it’s ready to enjoy!

Georgia Cracker Salad is a bite of summery days without the seasonal ingredients on hand. Whether you have a summer sun-kissed tomato or one grown in the off-season, it tastes just the same in this recipe.

The eggs and mayonnaise balance the strong notes of the tomato and scallion, making for a salad that has a surprising amount of well rounded flavor. 

Texture too is a main draw for this salad. The slightly softened crackers are counter to the juicy and crunchy bites of the tomato and scallions, which all countrast the richness of the hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise. 

It’s perfect on its own, but if you want to elevate its appearance even more, you can pile it on top of a bed of butter lettuce or Boston bibb lettuce, giving it the perfect elegant Southern presentation.