Easy Homemade Pistachio Pudding Salad Recipe
Quick Pistachio Pudding Salad
This Thanksgiving side dish is also known as Watergate Salad. I guess I am too young to understand why. Anyone know?
I was first introduced to this pistachio pudding salad as a five year old by my Aunt Jana. I was amazed at how easy it was to make; even a 5-year-old could do it! It will only take you 5-10 minutes to whip this one up!!!
After I learned about this Pistachio Pudding salad from my aunt it started showing up for Thanksgiving. When I married my husband this Pistachio salad showed up on their Thanksgiving day table too. Now, this is a must-have for Thanksgiving at my house.
Pistachio Pudding Salad Ingredients + Directions
You’ll only need 5-ingredients to make this delicious pistachio pudding salad. It’s easy to make too – all you have to do is dump and stir!
Note: I have made this without the pecans when I do not have them on hand and it is good that way too!
I have made my instructions for this pistachio salad (found below) a little more detailed to avoid dirtying more measuring cups than necessary. You could even use the same 1 cup measuring cup for all three measured ingredients.
An Easy & Delicious Holiday Dish
I hope you enjoy our traditional Thanksgiving side dish. It also makes a nice side dish for Christmas since it’s a pretty green color.
If you end up trying it out, let us know what you think! Who knows… it could become a tradition for your family as well! Enjoy!
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Easy Homemade Pistachio Pudding Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 20 ounce can Crushed Pineapple
- 3.4 ounce package Pistachio Pudding
- 1 ½ cups Cool Whip Topping
- 1 cup marshmallows mini
- ½ cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Measure out nuts and marshmallows.
- Dump entire can of pineapple and juices in a medium bowl.
- Add pudding powder, nuts and marshmallows.
- Measure cool whip in the measuring cups you used for the nuts and marshmallows.
- Add cool whip and stir all ingredients.
- Chill for 1 hour before serving.
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We have this every year for thanksgiving! And every year I would hear the same joke- “Know why it’s called Watergate salad? ‘Cause it’s full of nuts!”
So there you are… 🙂
Love it! Thanks for sharing connie!
So easy and such a great summer treat! The ingredient amounts in this recipe are perfect. Served in pretty little bowls and topped with a Maraschino cherry!