Name: Quesadillas with Avocado and Tomato Salsa
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 4 plum tomatoes, chopped; ½ small red onion, minced; 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and minced; 2 Tbsp lime juice; ¼ cup chopped fresh coriander; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 ripe avocado, peeled and diced; Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 cup thinly sliced mixed mushrooms; 5 green onions, sliced thinly; 1 finger chile, sliced thinly; ½ small red onion, peeled, halved, and sliced thinly; 1 yellow pepper, cored, seeded, stem removed and sliced thinly; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste; 2 cup grated manchego cheese; 2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese; 10 medium flour tortillas; ½ cup sour cream; 1 Tbsp chopped chives

Yields

10 servings

Sauteed leeks would make a delicious substitute for the mushrooms in this recipe. Just wash and chop 2 medium leeks and sauté them in the olive oil until soft, about 8 minutes. Yield is 10 servings.

ingredients

Avocado and Tomato Salsa

plum tomatoes, chopped

small red onion, minced

jalapeno chile, seeded and minced

Tbsp lime juice

cup chopped fresh coriander

clove garlic, minced

Tbsp olive oil

ripe avocado, peeled and diced

Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

Quesadillas

Tbsp olive oil

cup thinly sliced mixed mushrooms

green onions, sliced thinly

finger chile, sliced thinly

small red onion, peeled, halved, and sliced thinly

yellow pepper, cored, seeded, stem removed and sliced thinly

cloves garlic, chopped

Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

cup grated manchego cheese

cup grated Monterey Jack cheese

medium flour tortillas

Assembly

cup sour cream

Tbsp chopped chives

Ingredient Substitution Guide

directions

Step 1

Put all the ingredients in a large non-reactive bowl and stir to combine.

Step 2

Preheat a grill on medium.

Step 3

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add the mushrooms and sauté for about 2 minutes or until the juices are released. Add the green onions, finger chili, red onion, and yellow pepper and sauté until softened, about 4 minutes longer. Stir in the garlic and continue sautéing for 1 minute longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Set aside.

Step 4

Place 5 tortillas on a board and divide the vegetable mixture among them and spread the vegetable mixture evenly over the entire surface of the tortilla. Sprinkle the cheeses over the vegetables and top with the remaining tortillas. Put the tortillas on the grill and cook for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until crisp on one side. Flip the quesadillas and continue cooking for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted inside.

Step 5

Transfer the quesadillas to a board and cut them into 4 wedges each.

Step 6

Serve the quesadillas with the Avocado and Tomato Salsa, sour cream and chives.

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