Watergate salad is a light and fluffy dessert salad. With pistachio pudding, juicy fruit, and creamy whipped topping. Its creamy, fruity flavor is reminiscent of childhood. 

Watergate Salad

This fluffy pistachio salad couldn’t be easier to make. Just mix the ingredients, chill it in the fridge, and serve! Watergate Salad is a classic dessert salad recipe that’s perfect for holidays and potlucks.

ngredients:

1. instant pistachio pudding
2. crushed pineapple – You can also use pineapple tidbits for a slightly different texture. 
3. mini marshmallows
4. walnuts- Try chopped pecans instead. 
5. cool whip
6. maraschino cherries

Instructions:

Mix the pudding. In a large bowl, stir the pineapple with the pudding mix until well combined. 

Make it fluffy. Add the cool whip to the pudding mixture and combine well.

Add texture and crunch. Fold in 2 cups of the marshmallows and ½ cup of walnuts. A full printable recipe card with all the measurements can be found at the end of this post.

Chill. Chill covered for at least 1 hour in your refrigerator. You could, however, make this the night before you planned to serve it. Just leave the additional whipped cream and cherries until right before serving.