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# In El Salvador [[saffron]] [[rice]] is often served with [[avocado]]. I use pastina here as an alternative to both [[rice]] and [[couscous]], and serve it cold, stuffed into [[avocado]] halves. You can use any favorite vinaigrette in this recipe. | # In El Salvador [[saffron]] [[rice]] is often served with [[avocado]]. I use pastina here as an alternative to both [[rice]] and [[couscous]], and serve it cold, stuffed into [[avocado]] halves. You can use any favorite vinaigrette in this recipe. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:54, 28 June 2012
Description
Ingredients
- 2 Ripe but firm avocados
- 1/2 tsp saffron threads
- 1 cup Pastina (6oz)
- 2 cup chicken stock (480ml)
- 2 Fresh tomatoes, skinned-seeded & chopped
- 2 tbsp Diced Onion
- 1/4 cup Fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 green onions, sliced in -thin rounds
- salt & pepper
- 1/2 cup Vinaigrette (120ml)
Procedures
- In El Salvador saffron rice is often served with avocado. I use pastina here as an alternative to both rice and couscous, and serve it cold, stuffed into avocado halves. You can use any favorite vinaigrette in this recipe.
- Heat 1/4 cup of chicken stock and steep threads 20 minutes. Cook pastina in chicken stock with diced Onion and steeped saffron. When cooked, drain and mix well with remaining ingredients. Stuff avocado halves. Serve as main course at lunch or first course at dinner.
