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| Alternative names | Pistachio Delight, Shut The Gate Salad, Green Goop, Green Goddess, Green Fluff, Green Stuff, Mean Green, Shamrock Salad |
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| Type | Dessert |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Midwestern United States |
| Main ingredients | Pistachio pudding, canned pineapple, Cool Whip, marshmallows |
Watergate salad, also referred to as Pistachio Delight or Shut the Gate salad, is a side dish salad or dessert salad made from pistachio pudding, canned pineapple, whipped topping, crushed pecans, and marshmallows.[1][2][3] It is very quick and simple to prepare: the ingredients are combined and then often chilled.[4][5] 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 ingredients. Watergate salad is similar to ambrosia salad, which includes pineapple and marshmallows as part of its base ingredients, and whipped topping and nuts as part of its variational repertoire.[citation needed]
- ^ Sacramento Bee recipe August 08, 1990
- ^ Zalben, Lee (Jun 15, 2011). "In Salads Named After Political Scandals: Watergate Salad". Serious Eats. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Orchant, Rebecca (January 9, 2014). "Earth To America: Dessert Salad Is Not Actually Salad (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Two recipes from Our Savior's (Montevideo, Minnesota) Lutheran Church (1879-2004) 125 Years cookbook[full citation needed]
- ^ Olver, Lynne. "The Food Timeline: history notes--salad". The Food Timeline. Retrieved 2019-02-20.