Pistachio Banana Watergate Salad Recipe

I’m crazy about pistachios and love making my favorite pistachio pudding dessert with the BEST EVER Watergate Salad recipe.

Pistachios are so refreshing and this dessert is great for summertime. 🌞

We’ve always got a lot going on during the summer. Soooo I try to keep a good stack of easy dessert recipes ready to go if we need to take something to a potluck or BBQ.

Why do they call it a Watergate salad?

Watergate Salad is a timeless recipe that is a spin on fruit salad recipes with crushed pineapple.

No one seems to know why it got this name. It has a lot of other interesting names like:

• Green Fluff
• Jello Salad
• Fruit Salad
• Green Stuff
• Shut the Gate Salad
• Green Goop
• Green Goddess

Are there pistachios in pistachio pudding?

There are definitely pistachios in pistachio pudding. You can see the specks of pistachio in the pudding. The pistachios are what gives it flavor.😋

Pistachio pudding is absolutely delicious and makes Watergate Salad so yummy!

What ingredients are in Pistachio Watergate Salad?

• 1 large 16 oz container of whipped cream
• 1 can crushed pineapple
• 2 sliced bananas
• 1/2 bag mini marshmallows
• 3.4 oz Pistachio Pudding Mix
• shelled pistachios
• maraschino cherries

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl or trifle dish stir whipped cream and pistachio pudding mix until combined.
2. Stir in crushed pineapple, bananas, mini marshmallows, and pistachio pudding mix.
3. Top with maraschino cherries and pistachios