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Directions:Pour the dry Jell-O Pistachio Pudding powder in a bowl. Add the marshmallows.
Drain the pineapple but save the juice. Add the pineapple to the pudding mixture and pour in ¼ cup of pineapple juice. You may want to add more juice. If you pour in all the juice, then the salad is pretty runny. Many recipes call for pouring in the pineapple without draining and adding juice to taste which doesn't’t make much sense. The key to having the salad turn out great is in controlling the juice, so drain the pineapple and then add juice to the desired consistency.
Fold the Cool Whip in. Don’t stir hard or use a mixer. Just mix until the flavors and color are blended.
Then fold in the nuts.
Chill for an hour or two before serving. |
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Notes: When Kraft Foods began marketing a new pistachio instant pudding in 1975, they developed a dessert recipe called Pistachio Pineapple Delight. On the company phone lines, home cooks began asking for the Watergate Salad recipe. It did not take long for Kraft to figure out what callers were wanting and that many were using the company recipe as a dessert rather than a salad.
Who Came Up with the Name Watergate Salad?
Rumor has it that a food writer in Chicago dubbed the pistachio pudding recipe “Watergate Salad” to generate more interest. After all, the Watergate scandal was big news at the time and culminated with the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. The chilled salad recipe included nuts, and it certainly appeared that the top government officials at the time were pretty nutty. Food historians have, however, never been able to find a recipe listing or food writer to claim the naming of the delightful green pistachio pudding recipe.
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