Veg Cooking-- Quesadillas

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Quesadillas (Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone)

 

Recipe By :Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Deborah Madison

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Vegetarian Cooking for Everyon

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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BASIC QUESADILLAS:

 

Folded: Start with good fresh flour or corn tortillas. Set a heavy skillet

over medium heat. When it's hot, add a tortilla. (If using corn tortillas,

which tend to be a little dry, add a little oil to the pan.) When the bottom is

hot, flip it over, then cover lightly with grated cheese -- Jack, Cheddar,

Muenster, queso fresco, goat cheese, or Mexican Chihuahua. When the cheese is

quite soft but not entirely melted, sprinkle it with chopped cilantro or add a

few epazote leaves and any other fillings you might be using. Fold it in half,

cook a minute or two more, then serve hot.

 

Flat: Follow the directions above, but instead of folding the tortilla, cover

the topping with a second tortilla. Once the cheese has softened, flip the

whole thing over and cook for a few minutes more. Remove and cut into wedges.

Serve with Pico de Gallo or Tomatillo Salsa. If you're feeding a crowd, start

making the quesadillas when your guests arrive and keep them in a warm oven

until you have enough to serve.

 

Some other good things to put into a quesadilla are diced tomato and avocado,

chopped scallions, grilled or pickled onions, chopped olives, or Hot and Spicy

Tapenade, scrambled or fried eggs, diced serrano or jalapeno chiles, sauteed

zucchini and/or zucchini blossoms, sauteed mushrooms, and strips of roasted

poblano chiles.

 

S(ISBN):

" 0-7679-0014-6 "

Copyright:

" 1997 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 0 Calories; 0g Fat (0.0% calories from

fat); 0g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg

Sodium. Exchanges: .

 

NOTES : Quesadillas, the grilled cheese sandwich of Mexico, make a great

spur-of-the-moment snack, lunch, or accompaniment to salads or soups, especially

those made of beans and corn. They're also a good party food. Cheese is a part

of quesadillas -- it's even part of the word -- but it needn't be used with a

heavy hand. A light covering gives the quesadilla a satisfying taste -- and

helps hold everything together. Many things can go into quesadillas besides

cheese, so here's a place where you can really improvise.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0