5 Ingredient Watergate Salad Recipes

AUTHENTIC WATERGATE SALAD

Steps:

• Stir pudding mix, pineapple with juice, marshmallows and nuts in a large bowl until well blended.
• Gently stir in whipped topping.
• Refrigerate one hour or until ready to serve.

CLASSIC WATERGATE SALAD RECIPE - (4.8/5)

Steps:

• Drain pineapple in a colander, pressing out the juice. (You don't want your salad to be soupy.) In a large mixing bowl, add the pineapple, dry pudding mix, sugar, and food color, stirring until well combined. Stir in the pecans and coconut. With a rubber spatula, gently fold in the marshmallows and Cool Whip just until combined. Don't overmix or it will flatten the Cool Whip. Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl or individual serving dishes. Garnish the top with a maraschino cherry or extra pecans, if desired. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

WATERGATE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together pudding mix, pineapple with juice, marshmallows, and nuts. Fold in whipped topping. Chill.

5-INGREDIENT WATERGATE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, mix together pudding mix, pineapple with juice, marshmallows, and nuts. Fold in whipped topping. Chill.
• My Note: This is a good recipe that you may needs some modifications. To get the pineapple to pudding mix ration right, I make it with a 20 ounce can of fruit with two boxes of pudding, adding double the whipped cream. Sometimes it is good to add coconut as well.
• Sometime I would add more pineapple than called for - I used a 20-oz. can of (unsweetened) pineapple chunks. The second time I made this, I wanted to make it less soupy (adding all the juice was just too much liquid), so I drained the entire 20-oz. can of pineapple (chunks) into a measuring cup, then added 1/2 cup juice to the pudding. Letting it sit overnight is key, as it will taste too much like unprepared pudding if you don't. I used pecans instead of walnuts, and cut down on the amount (used 1/4 cup instead of 1/2), and would do that again. I also used the entire 8-oz. tub of whipped topping.
• My wilf had tons of requests at a baby shower for this recipe. Here it is wath she did -- 2 (3.4 oz) packages of instant pistachio pudding, 2 (20oz) cans of crushed pineapple, drained (1/4 cup reserved juice), 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, 1(16 oz) cool whip, thawed. Fold all ingredients into the cool whip and chill for several hours.

EASY WATERGATE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix pineapple, marshmallows, pudding mix, and pecans together in a bowl; fold in whipped topping. Refrigerate salad until chilled and thickened, about 1 hour.

WATERGATE SALAD

Steps:

• Slowly whisk the heavy cream into the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until very smooth, then increase the speed to medium high and beat until medium-stiff peaks form.
• Combine the pineapple (with juice), pistachio pudding mix and 3/4 cup of the walnuts in a separate bowl until the pudding mix is dissolved.
• Fold in the marshmallows and 2 cups of the whipped cream-cream cheese mixture until fully incorporated. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours.
• To serve, spoon into small bowls and top with the remaining whipped cream-cream cheese mixture, remaining 1/4 cup walnuts and the maraschino cherries.

OLD-FASHIONED WATERGATE SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Make sure that pineapple is drained first.
• Stir to fold ingredients together so that pudding dissolves completely and the nuts and marshmallows are evenly distributed.
• I recommend covering and placing in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes to an hour -- I think it gives the flavors a little extra time to meld together. However, you can serve immediately if you like.

WATERGATE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine pudding mix, pineapple, marshmallows and pecans until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to serve.

WATERGATE SALAD RECIPE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl combine the Pineapple with Juice and the Dry Pudding Mix with a rubber spatula. 2. Fold in the Cool Whip. 3. Next Fold in the Marshmallows and the Pecans. 4. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve and enjoy!