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Friday, June 5, 2015

Smoked Cheddar Quesadillas With Yellow Salsa And Cilantro Lime S

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 yellow tomatoes, seeded and chopped (you may use red if you need to)
  • 1/4 medium red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • coarse salt
  • 2 cups sour cream or 2 cups low-fat sour cream
  • 1 lime, juiced and zested
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaf
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels
  • coarse salt and black pepper
  • 1/2 lb smoked cheddar cheese (preferred brand cabot vermont smoked cheddar)
  • 1/2 lb jalapeno jack cheese
  • 4 12-inch flour tortillas

Recipe

  • 1 combine chopped tomatoes, onions, jalapeno, mint and cilantro in a small bowl and season generously with salt.
  • 2 toss salsa and set aside.
  • 3 combine sour cream, lime zest and juice and cilantro leaves in food processor and process until smooth and light green.
  • 4 transfer to a small serving bowl.
  • 5 sour cream can be used to top quesadilla.
  • 6 heat a large skillet over high heat.
  • 7 add oil and corn and quickly toss to warm.
  • 8 season corn with salt and pepper and transfer onto a plate.
  • 9 shred your cheeses, wipe out your pan and return it to the stove top over medium high heat.
  • 10 add a flour tortilla to the skillet.
  • 11 cook 30 seconds, then flip tortilla.
  • 12 cover half the surface of the tortilla generously with smoked cheddar, pepper jack and 1/4 corn.
  • 13 fold tortillas over and press down gently with a spatula.
  • 14 turn tortilla a few times to melt cheese.
  • 15 remove quesadilla from the skillet and cut into wedges.
  • 16 top with salsa and sour cream.

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