Smoked Cheddar Quesadillas with Yellow Salsa and Cilantro Lime S Recipe
Tags: 12-inch flour tortillas, cilantro leaves, coarse salt, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh cilantro leaves, fresh mint leaves, frozen corn kernels, jalapeno jack cheese, lime, low-fat sour cream, red onion, sour cream, white cheddar cheese, yellow tomatoes
Ingredients
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Salsa
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3 yellow tomatoes, seeded and chopped(you may use red if you need to)
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1/4 medium red onion, finely chopped
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1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
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coarse salt
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Cilantro Lime Sour Cream
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2 cups sour cream or
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low-fat sour cream
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1 lime, juiced and zested
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1/4 cup cilantro leaves
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Quesadillas
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1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
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1 cup frozen corn kernels
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coarse salt and black pepper
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1/2 lb smoked white cheddar cheese(preferred brand Cabot Vermont Smoked Cheddar)
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1/2 lb jalapeno jack cheese
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4 12-inch flour tortillas
Directions
- Combine chopped tomatoes, onions, jalapeno, mint and cilantro in a small bowl and season generously with salt.
- Toss salsa and set aside.
- Combine sour cream, lime zest and juice and cilantro leaves in food processor and process until smooth and light green.
- Transfer to a small serving bowl.
- Sour cream can be used to top quesadilla.
- Heat a large skillet over high heat.
- Add oil and corn and quickly toss to warm.
- Season corn with salt and pepper and transfer onto a plate.
- Shred your cheeses, wipe out your pan and return it to the stove top over medium high heat.
- Add a flour tortilla to the skillet.
- Cook 30 seconds, then flip tortilla.
- Cover half the surface of the tortilla generously with smoked cheddar, pepper Jack and 1/4 corn.
- Fold tortillas over and press down gently with a spatula.
- Turn tortilla a few times to melt cheese.
- Remove quesadilla from the skillet and cut into wedges.
- Top with salsa and sour cream.