Avocado Nest with Seafood Filling and Saffron Sauce

==Ingredients==
* 1 quart heavy cream
* large pinch of saffron threads, toasted and ground
* salt, as needed
* freshly ground white pepper, as needed
* 2 pounds and 4 ounces shrimp (36 to 40 count), peeled, deveined, cut in ½-inch pieces
* 2 pounds and 4 ounces scallops, cut in ½-inch pieces
* 1 ½ oz dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and diced
* 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
* ½ cup fresh lemon juice
* 12 California avocados (about 6 lbs.)
* white sesame seeds, toasted, as needed
* black sesame seeds, toasted, as needed
* 36 flat leaf parsley or chervil sprigs
==Directions==
# Reduce cream by one quarter, about 10 minutes; stir in saffron.
# Lightly season to taste with salt and pepper; strain.
# Chill.
# Mix seafood with tomato and dill; reserve.
# Just before service, fold in ½ cup lemon juice or to taste.
# Per order: peel, halve, and seed 1 avocado.
# Thinly slice each half lengthwise; brush slices with lemon juice.
# On a serving plate, overlap avocado slices in a circle, forming a nest.
# Fill nest with ¾ cup (5 ounces) seafood mixture.
# Pour ¼ cup saffron sauce around nest.
# garnish with black and white sesame seeds and 3 sprigs of parsley.
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