When I was younger, I didn’t like salad. There were lots of things I didn’t like: sour cream, salmon, tilapia, avocado, cream cheese….looking back, I’m not sure what was going on with me then.
Growing up changes your tastes – at least I’m hoping that for some of my family members. *Cough* Anyway, these days I embrace salad. And if you follow me on Instagram you’ll see that I post pictures of my salads often. I’m always looking for a good one – my favorite being Cornbread Salad, but this comes a very close second. I’ll try to do better at posting salad recipes.
In Cooking Through Stacy’s Stash we’re tackling another church cookbook – and there are many to come because my Mother In Law keeps buying them for me…I think she likes my cookin’. 🙂 This cookbook is from Limestone United Methodist Church in Limestone, Tennessee. It’s full of good, downhome favorites – like this Cracker Salad.
What IS Cracker Salad? If you’ve never looked through a church cookbook, you probably don’t know – and that’s sad. Very sad. See my sad face? 🙁 Cracker Salad is a bowl full of veggies with a delicious mayo-based sauce. You crumble crackers up in it and eat it immediately so that the crackers are still crunchy. IT ROCKS MY FACE OFF. I do not lie.
This is actually a Paula Deen recipe…with no butter. I love Paula’s recipes – and butter. And butter in Paula’s recipes. Bless her heart.
I had some converting to do with this one. I made Lavash Chips from Sheri Graham’s blog and called them “crackers.” Also, I switched out some of the mayo for Greek yogurt to make this a little lighter on the stomach – because my tummy can’t handle too much mayo. I also downsized it to make it a single serving recipe. I LOVE SINGLE SERVING RECIPES.
The lavash “crackers” worked great in this salad – better than I could have imagined. I baked mine at 375 until they started to brown. Notice I said BROWN. I don’t want to tell you how many I’ve burned. Yes, I could set the timer…but that would be entirely too easy and I need to keep our fire alarm up and running.
You can use whatever fresh veggies you like and have on hand. This is a GREAT summertime salad to make. Don’t leave out the cilantro though – it totally makes salads ROCK. And if you do leave it out, just don’t tell me. What I don’t know won’t hurt me…now that I think about it, that seems like a dumb phrase.
I like these veggies in mine: tomato, pepper, cucumber, red onion, and cilantro. Summer squash would also be good. Anything you can eat raw without breaking your teeth. That’s a good general rule for veggie salads.
You’ll also add a chopped, boiled egg. Egg makes salad sing. When I visit a salad bar that has egg on it, I want to hug the chef and confess my undying love…of eggs. Not of the chef – that would just be weird. :-/
Mix your dressing together – greek yogurt, mayo and salt+pepper. Then mix everything together and serve IMMEDIATELY. Do not pass go and do not collect $200. No, wait – if someone wants to give you $200, totally take it and then eat the salad. You have my permission.
Now, go make this salad. It will make your mouth happy – and your husband too…but make two salads, don’t share. Sharing isn’t caring. That’s another dumb phrase.
Cracker Salad
- Lavash Crackers (1/2 lavash per serving)
- 1 small tomato, seeded and chopped
- ½ green pepper, chopped
- 1 small cuke, peeled and chopped
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- Handful of chopped cilantro
- 1 hardboiled egg, chopped
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- In a small bowl, combine yogurt and mayo. Salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
- Crumble crackers.
- Combine all ingredients in a small salad bowl. Toss well.
- Serve immediately.
Yield: 1 serving
You make me giggle, Stacy! I love your tips (even though I don’t have kids or a hubby)! I can appreciate the trials and tribulations that parents go through with family, house and everything going on. I’m excited to try this salad and the chips too. Don’t worry I won’t tell you I’m not adding the cilantro….OPPS, I guess I let that slip!
GAH!!! It’s not the same without it!
This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing it on Foodie Friday last week. I’m featuring you on today’s link up
Wow, awesome! Thank you!!
just made this for lunch…love it! The kids aren’t impressed, but I’m slowly feeding them more veggies, they’ll come around eventually 😉
Sometimes kids are hard to impress. 🙂
Hurrah for you Stacy! Your yummy cracker salad received the most clicks! at Weekend Potluck last week. Please be sure to stop by today and link up a few more of your lovely recipes. Enjoy a wonderful weekend. http://www.thebetterbaker.blogspot.com/2013/08/pineapple-upside-down-biscuits-weekend.html
I’m so PUMPED!
Thanks for linking up this recipe at Tasty Thursdays, Stacy. Love the flavor combo. I like it so much that it will be FEATURED this week. The party goes live tonight. So check it out and link up again!! Thanks, Nichi
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WOOHOO!!!!!! 🙂
This looks delicious! I can’t wait to try making the crackers 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Mix it up Monday!
Well thank YOU for hosting. 🙂
I wish I was eating it right now.
This looks really good! I’ve never heard of cracker salad before but I’m sure I will be trying it soon.
I want some right now – but I’m out of veggies. Sadness.
Mmm! I made this for lunch today with the veggies I picked up from our CSA this week. It will definitely be a staple for lunch.
Yep! There are some gluten free recipes here: http://www.stacymakescents.com/25-healthy-cracker-recipes
Put it on your meal plan STAT.
I have never heard of cracker salad, but it looks delicious. I will have to remember to link to your party! Thanks for linking this recipe to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. I will be sharing!
Thanks so much for featuring my biscuits 🙂 Glad ya liked them! I’m totally jealous that you can take way better pictures of my recipes than I can take. I need to take a photography class or something 🙂
Salad looks tasty, any good gluten-free ideas for the “crackers”?
That’s my job! 🙂
I think a blackberry version would be awesome!
I am glad you liked the jello! I do notice that different brands of jello give me an odd after taste- but Frontier Farms was pretty good. My girls have been asking for more so I am off to experiment with different THM approved flavors! (BTW, you pics are 1000x better than my jello-phone pics!)
Yum, that cracker salad looks divine! Thanks for creating the THM friendly version.
Girl. Make it. Like, today.
Ha, ha! It’s a small world after all. 🙂 🙂
What a nice surprise! I live near the Limestone United Methodist Church and I just happen to know Jennifer Moore!
Going to forward this to her—she will be surprised, too! Oh, and I plan to try this recipe.
I am from Georgia and have never heard of a cracker salad. I’ve been missing out. Can’t wait to try this with the lavash chips.
Thanks for the link love!
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