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Watergate Salad

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 0

refrigerator cooling time: 1

Total Time: 1 10

Servings:

Calories: 134kcal

This dish is more of a whipped dessert than a salad, it contains pistachio pudding, canned pineapple, whipped cream, and marshmallows.

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Ingredients

20 oz crushed pineapple 1 can, use the juice too
1 box pistachio instant pudding & pie filling mix 4-serving size (dry)
¾ cup miniature marshmallows
2 cups Non dairy whipped topping such as Cool Whip
⅓ cup chopped pecans

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Instructions

In medium bowl, mix 20 oz crushed pineapple, 1 box pistachio instant pudding & pie filling mix, 3/4 cup miniature marshmallows.
Gently stir in2 cups Non dairy whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
Remove from refrigerator, and uncover. Gently stir in 1/3 cup chopped pecans.
Place salad in serving bowl to serve. Cover and refrigerate any remaining salad.

Notes

Advise to use within 3 days. While you can freeze Watergate salad, it is much better never having been frozen.

A similar salad is known as Ambrosia. Ambrosia usually contains more types of fruit than Watergate salad, including grapes, oranges, strawberries, and sometimes even cherries and bananas. Ambrosia also often contains coconut. Extend this recipe into ambrosia by adding these ingredients.

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