Cheese Quesadillas With Homemade Salsas

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Cheese Quesadillas with Homemade Salsas

Quesadillas can be made any way you want. Simply add your favorite vegetables topped with homemade salsa.

Ingredients

Salsa Fresca

• 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 tomatoes (preferably Roma) roughly chopped
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 lime, juiced

Mango Avocado Salsa

• 1 mango, peeled, scored and diced
• 1 avocado, peeled, scored and diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
• 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 Tablespoons fresh orange juice (optional)
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil

Quesadillas

• 4 (8”) whole wheat tortillas
• 2 cups Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded
• 4 teaspoons vegetable oil

Instructions

Salsa Fresca

1. Mince the garlic.
2. Chop the tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro.
3. Juice the lime.
4. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

Mango Avocado Salsa

1. Mince the garlic and chop the cilantro and red onion.
2. Juice the lime and juice the orange.
3. Peel the mango and the avocado, then score and dice into ½ inch pieces.
4. In a medium bowl combine the diced mango, avocado, chopped red onion, and chopped cilantro. Mix in the lime and orange juices, olive oil and salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine.

Quesadillas

1. Lay tortillas on a cutting board. Sprinkle ½ cup cheese over half of each tortilla. Fold tortillas in half, forming half-­moon shape with cheese inside, and press to flatten.
2. Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a 9 to 10 inch skillet over medium heat. Add 2 of the folded tortillas and cook until bottoms are crisp and well browned, 2 to 3 minutes, then flip gently and cook until both sides are crisp and browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Repeat with the remaining filled tortillas.
3. Top with salsa of your choice and enjoy!

Notes

Variations to Try

• Add additional fillings to the tortillas such as black beans or leftover chopped chicken
• Top with sour cream or yogurt

Something to Chew On

• The quesadilla has its origins in colonial Mexico. The quesadilla has changed and evolved over many years as people have experimented with different variations of it.
• What has more fiber: Beans, Cheese or Meat
• To score in the kitchen has a different meaning than to score in a game.

Nutritional information is approximate guide only, calculated using an online nutrition calculator. The facts are based on one pancake using one tbsp of mixture. Yields about 12 -15 pancakes.

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