I am not a big fan of cottage cheese- especially the kind that has called my upper thighs home for most of my life-- which is why I hesitated so long on trying this wonderful dessert.... Pistachio Salad. Now i know you can make it without the cottage cheese, but I say why? It's masked pretty good with the wonderful cool whip and pudding so add it in! I love this dessert, especially in the summertime- it's pretty light when you think of it especially if you do the fat free/low fat version that I do!
Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day- which of course is just another holiday we Americans have hijacked to get drink (think Cinco here peeps)- and I have decided to 'green' this thing up a bit.
PISTACHIO SALAD
1 pint low fat cottage cheese
1 small can crushed pineapple with juice
1 pkg. pistachio pudding
1 pkg. Fat Free Cool Whip
1 1/2 c. miniature marshmallows
1 small package of pistachios, chopped
1. Mix well first 3 ingredients to make sure the pudding mix is mixed well. This is where I add green food coloring to make this simple dessert a bit more 'St. Paddy Day' like.....
2. Add the other ingredients and refrigerate for at least an hour, but this is one of those things that gets better with time. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and ENJOY!
If you really want to get a reputation as a NUT job, buy some Lucky Charms cereal and pick out the lucky charms and add to the mix... but then again, do you really really want to be as crazy as me?
PS ... Erin Go Bragh actually means 'Ireland Forever' :)
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