Watergate salad, also referred to as pistachio delight or shut the gate salad, or colloquially as green goop, green goddess salad, green fluff, green stuff, or mean green is a side dish salad or dessert salad made from pistachio pudding, canned pineapple, whipped topping, crushed pecans, and marshmallows. it is very quick and simple to prepare: the ingredients are combined and then chilled, if desired or required. it is a popular dish in the upper midwest and other areas of the u.s. where potlucks are popular. canned pineapple is usually used, but other canned fruit, e.g., fruit cocktail and/or mandarin oranges, can be substituted, and there are many slight variations that use additional ...

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