Chilli-cheese quesadillas with tomato
27 minutes
Quesadillas make a terrific snack, starter or quick lunch. If you're serving them to children, decrease or omit the chillies.
Lynn Lewis
19 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 6 flour tortillas (20 cm)
- 1 large tomato, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 cup (120 g) coarsely grated cheddar cheese
- 100 g drained pickled chillies, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:12min ›
Ready in:27min
- Preheat oven to 120°C. Place 3 tortillas on a work surface. Sprinkle equally with tomato, cheese, chilli, coriander, salt and pepper. Place the remaining tortillas on top. Gently press the quesadillas to flatten.
- Coat a large non-stick frying pan with non-stick cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat. Place one quesadilla at a time in the pan; cook until lightly browned on both sides and cheese is melted, 2 minutes per side.
- Transfer to a baking tray; place in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining quesadillas. To serve, cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges.
Health tip
Chillies contain phytonutrients that protect against cancer and other chronic diseases.
DID YOU KNOW
...that pan-grilled sandwiches in Italy are called panini? While their close relation, the classic grilled cheese sandwich, uses cheddar and butter, panini use mozzarella and olive oil. Italian sandwiches are very versatile and can be filled with herbs, mushrooms, olives and many other fresh and pickled ingredients.
