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The Produce Corner Recipes
Vegetable Quesadillas

Ingredients
  • Cooking oil
  • 6 flour tortillas (available in most grocery stores in the refrigerated section)
  • 6 cups loosely grated Monterey jack and longhorn cheeses
  • 1 Tbs. garlic, chopped
  • 2 green peppers, julienne sliced
  • 2 red peppers, julienne sliced
  • 1 large red onion, julienne sliced
  • 3 large ripe tomatoes, 2 julienne sliced, 1 diced
  • 1 doz. medium mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/4 cup jalapenos, sliced
  • 1/4 cup black olives, sliced
  • 3 Tbs. fresh cilentro, chopped (may substitute 1 Tbs. ground coriander)
  • 2 Tbs. fresh parsley
  • 4-6 cups shredded lettuce
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 1 cup guacamole (available fresh or frozen in most grocery stores)
  • Salsa (see Fresh Salsa recipe)
Directions

Heat a medium saute pan, lightly coat pan with oil, add garlic, peppers, onions, jalapenos and 2 julienned tomatoes. Let brown slightly, add parsley, cilentro and salt and pepper. Saute until tender. Remove from heat.

Heat a large saute pan, lightly coat with oil. Place a tortilla in the pan so it lays flat. Add cheese to completely cover half the tortilla, add the sauteed vegetables, fold the other half over onto the vegetables and cheese. Once browned, remove from heat and cut into pie-shaped quarters.

Plate and garnish with fresh greens, diced tomatoes and black olives. Accompany with sour cream, guacamole and/or fresh salsa.

Enjoy!




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