Pistachio Salad

MY FAMILY ISN’T IN TO PINEAPPLE OR BANANAS. MY GRANDMOTHER MADE HER VERSION AND CALLED IT HEAVENLY HASH. WE USE MANDARIN ORANGES AND COCONUT AND MARASCHINO CHERRIES. NOW MY GRANDKIDS AND GREATGRANDKIDS LOVE IT AT EVERY FAMIY EVENT. I MAKE A SMALL BOWL WITHOUT THE NUTS FOR THE YOUNG ONES. TRY IT, YOUR FAMILY WILL LOVE IT.

I love this recipe. I used 2 packets of pudding, 20 ounce can of pineapples with juice, doubled the cool whip(16 oz) and used both pecans and walnuts. Yummy comfort on a spoon!

Loved it. But will not use bananas next time

I made this (Watergate Salad) for my other half as a special treat. It’s very easy to make and we both loved it. It easily gets ‘five stars’!

Holiday favorite

I skipped honey, and nuts.

This is always a special request for holiday get togethers. The only thing I do different is eliminate the bananas.

I loved it, but I also added coconut to it.

I love this salad my fav!!!

DITTO to what is said below. READ the directions people. DO NOT make the pudding beforehand. Mix DRY pudding with the pineapple. Sheesh. Delish AS WRITTEN!

If you READ the directions, it turns out perfectly!!! I left out the bananas and walnuts because the kids aren’t thrilled with them, but make these changes: Mix the pudding MIX (POWDER) with the crushed pineapple (UNDRAINED), then fold in the whipped topping and finish with marshmallows. Voila. Easy peasy. Made it this way for years and have never had a failure.

I’m having a hard time wrapping my brain around WHY people made the pudding according to the package directions when the recipe never said that! I have been making this recipe for most of my adult life and it’s always a hit. I will say that I’ve never seen a version with bananas in it and I omitted them. Also, do NOT add the juice! The pinapple contains just enough juice to make the salad creamy and allows it to hold it’s shape and not become soupy. I not only drain the pineapple, I press out any remaining juice and discard it. The recipe is great with those changes. I would have given it five stars if it were not for the addition the bananas and the juice. Bananas just don’t work well in this recipe. Also, the addition of the juice will ruin it. Make it with those changes, use about a 1/2 package of mini marshmallows and use finely chopped walnuts or pecans and it’s great.

great to have something different!

I made it just like the recipe said, was fabulous.(no where does it say prepare it like on the box.)

My family always called this “green death,” not bc we hated it, but some family friends used to say that to fluster their mother. We always drain the pineapple, skip the nuts and bananas and use about 3/4 a bag of mini marshmallows. It’s way better if you let it sit for a couple hours or so so that the marshmallows soak up moisture and get soft (instead of chewy if you eat it right away). Definitely don’t make the pudding…I’ve accidentally done that as a kid. Try using different pudding mixes, too. My sis made a white choc. raspberry death once (delicious), and this year was pumpkin death (not that great).

Classic and delicious

My family loves this almond flavored, fluffy dessert.

Mine turned out perfectly. Apparently people can’t read a recipe. No where in this recipe does it say to make the pudding first. It says to fold the pudding mix, which would be the mix right out of the pudding package, into the whipped topping.

This recipe should not be followed as indicated. Do not prepare the pudding. Dry mix only. Do not add the syrup, it will be too sweet and soupy.

Do not make pudding mix according to directions. Mix one large pkg of pudding mix with the pineapple and juice. Eliminate the banana but you can use a small jar of candied cherries. I use pecans.

This recipe should read: DO NOT make according to pkg directions. You just mix the pudding with the cool whip! I’ve made this for years and it never comes out soupy if you do it that way.