Simple Pistachio Salad is the right addition to any vacation gathering. We adore it for Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas. It’s at all times nice for any potluck!
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If you’re a fan of fluff salads then it would be best to attempt our Strawberry Praline Salad. It has great critiques and it’s at all times a success.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
We love how easy this recipe is and the substances actually go nice collectively. It’s additionally versatile you possibly can add or take away from this salad. It additionally seems to be nice on a vacation desk which is at all times a plus. Most everybody love the “inexperienced stuff” and it’s only a vacation staple.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Cool whip
- Pistachio immediate pudding
- Miniature marshmallows
- Crushed pineapple with juice
- Chopped nuts
- Shredded coconut – sweetened
SWAPS
There are a number of alternative ways to make this salad however that is or favourite. Some folks don’t add the shredded coconut so you possibly can at all times go away it out. Similar goes with the nuts.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
Let your cool whip thaw within the fridge for a number of hours, which is the one time-consuming a part of this dish. The toughest a part of making this dish is getting the substances out. Which is one more reason why this dish is a winner!
COOKING STEPS
Step 1
Stir dry pudding combine into cool whip. Add remaining substances and blend properly. Preserve refrigerated.
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⭐TIP
This salad has a number of totally different names comparable to Watergate salad, pistachio salad and inexperienced stuff. Be sure to use INSTANT pudding combine, not the cook-and-serve variety.
RECIPE VARIATIONS
You may add a number of various things to this recipe in the event you like. Comparable to:
- Maraschino Cherries
- Fruit Cocktail
- Actual Pistachios
SERVE THIS WITH
This fluff salad is a traditional so it goes with nearly any meal. We adore it at Christmas or Easter and we serve it with our Southern Pea Salad and our Amish Pasta Salad. You might also love these scrumptious Thanksgiving Side Dishes.
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
You may however might want to stir it up properly earlier than serving, so in the event you plan so as to add cherries for adornment, wait so as to add these till you serve it.
Sure, you possibly can go away it out.
Sure, it’s best chilly proper out of the fridge.
STORING
We retailer this in an air-tight container within the fridge and it’ll maintain for 2-3 days.
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SERVING SIZE
This makes about 8 servings and may simply be doubled.
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Simple Pistachio Salad (Watergate Salad)
- 1 8 ounce cool whip
- 1 3.4 field pistachio immediate pudding
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple with juice, drained properly.
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts of your selection
- 1 cup shredded coconut
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