BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: Jun 19, 2016
UPDATED: Aug 17, 2021
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This Watergate Salad, also known as Pistachio Salad, Pistachio Delight or Pistachio Fluff or Green Fluff, can be a side salad or dessert salad and is a sweet, cool, crunchy dessert made with pistachio pudding, whipped topping, crushed pineapple, mini marshmallows, pecans, and coconut.
Whether it brings back memories of carnivals, county fairs, backyard BBQ’s or picnics on the beach, summertime is often the time of year that we have the happiest childhood memories.
As we get deeper into the lazy days of summer, we hope our recipes will inspire you to gather your family and friends around the Sunday dinner table or picnic table and enjoy these fabulous recipes while remembering the good times and creating new memories.
This Watergate Salad or Pistachio Delight or Pistachio Fluff or green fluff is such a delicious, cool and refreshing dessert that is perfect for summer BBQ or picnic.
Many of you may already serve this Watergate Salad, or something similar, at holiday dinners, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter.
This Watergate Salad recipe was actually invented back in the 1970’s by a pudding company. However, no one is actually sure how it got the name, Watergate Salad.
Rumor has it that a creative editor in Chicago reprinted the recipe and the name stuck! Since it was named only a year after the infamous Watergate Scandal, it probably made this dessert salad more popular!
So does that make this Watergate Salad dessert scandalous? It certainly is scandalously delicious!
What makes this Watergate Salad taste so good that it has been served at family tables for decades?
The Watergate salad includes crushed pineapple, pistachio pudding mix, miniature marshmallows, chopped pecans, whipped topping and I add coconut and top it with a maraschino cherry!
It is now your turn to make this Watergate Salad / Pistachio Delight / Pistachio Salad / Pistachio Fluff! Scroll down for the printable recipe.
If you like Fluff Salads, be sure to check other our other Fluff desserts, such as Pumpkin Fluff, Oreo Fluff, and Cranberry Fluff.
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Recipe
Watergate Salad Recipe
This Watergate Salad, also known as Pistachio Salad, Pistachio Delight or Pistachio Fluff or Green Fluff, is a sweet, cool, crunchy dessert made with pistachio pudding, whipped topping, crushed pineapple, mini marshmallows, pecans and coconut.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword pistachio fluff salad, watergate salad
Prep Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 145kcal
Ingredients
- 20 ounces crushed pineapple, with juice, undrained
- 1 3.4-ounce package pistachio instant pudding mix
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1 8-ounce container whipped topping, thawed
Instructions
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In a large bowl combine the first 5 ingredients.
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Stir in the whipped topping.
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Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. I recommend refrigerating overnight.
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Serve with additional whipped topping and a maraschino cherry. (optional)
Nutrition
Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
