Pistachio Banana Watergate Salad Recipe

Name: Pistachio Watergate Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients: 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

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

I always remember having some type of green fruit salad at potlucks and during holidays as a little girl and Watergate Salad is one of my favorites.

I’m curious if a lot of people have memories of a special fruit salad from their childhood. Did you? 💁‍♀️ Tell me about it in the comments!

You can really make Watergate Salad your own by adding your favorite ingredients or taking away things you don’t like. I make mine with bananas🍌, which I add to most of my fruit salad recipes.

Try my: Easy Banana Bread Recipe!

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:

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

Pistachio Watergate Salad Recipe

Yield: 6-8

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Pistachio Watergate Salad is a refreshing recipe for a summer potluck or family BBQ. Make this dessert for a quick and easy crowd pleaser!

Ingredients

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

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