When I stay with Alejandro and his family at their home, I usually try to give Alejandro and his sister a break from cooking and prepare something for the family. Earlier this week, because of the predicted heat wave, I decided to make a cold macaroni salad. After looking at several recipes online, I came up with my own version. I did all the cooking... the elbow macaroni, a package of frozen peas and carrots and a package of frozen broccoli... in the morning while the temperature was still relatively comfortable. I let that cool off and then put it in the refrigerator. Later I added a package of cooked, shredded chicken, and a couple of avocados cut into chunks. I made a dressing from mayonnaise and Mexican "crema" (similar to sour cream). I squeezed the juice of a lime into the dressing and added a dollop of chipotle sauce.
It tasted OK, but (I'm my own worst critic) I wasn't particularly impressed. Alejandro's sister brought out a package of "tostadas"... crunchy, fried tortillas. We spooned the macaroni salad onto the tostadas, and added a little more chipotle sauce. The macaroni salad "tostadas" were delicious! Alejandro's nephew took three helpings to make "tostadas", and his sister took some to work. We still had a little left over which Alejandro, his dad and I had for breakfast.
This looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks, it was so much better when we "Mexicanized" it (is there such a word?) into a topping for "tostadas".
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