Watergate Salad is also known as Pistachio Delight, Green Fluff, and other names. No matter what you call it, this classic salad is a tasty side dish or dessert!
Watergate Salad
1 (3.4 oz.) pkg. instant pistachio pudding
1 (8 oz.) whipped topping, thawed
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
1 cup miniature marshmallows (fruit flavored or regular)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Optional toppings: extra whipped topping and chopped pecans
Optional toppings: extra whipped topping and chopped pecans
Fold dry pudding mix into whipped topping. Stir in pineapple with juice, marshmallows, and pecans. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.
*Recipe created by Kraft: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/watergate-salad-53771.aspx
My mom made this for holiday dinners all the time while we were growing up. The salad was invented by Kraft in 1975--the same year they developed pistachio pudding. According to Wikipedia: "When the recipe for Pistachio Pineapple Delight was sent out, an unnamed Chicago food editor renamed it Watergate Salad to promote interest in the recipe when she printed it in her column. Neither the article nor editor has been tracked down, however.
The Denver Post, in the Empire Magazine of June 27, 1976, published a recipe for Watergate Salad. Rumor has it that Watergate salad was a concoction thought up by a sous chef at the Watergate Hotel, and it was then served at brunch on most weekends. Watergate Salad took off in popularity during and after the presidential scandal which shares the same name."
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