Sunday 13 November 2011

SANDWICH SPREE - QUESADILLAS

Whats Mexican for toasted cheese sandwich? Quesadilla! These are so easy, so adaptable & a couple of bites in - you'll be hooked! Before you get going make sure you have a non stick frying pan thats the same size as your tortillas, as well as tortillas/wraps you'll need some grated cheese- you can use Cheddar but I use a mixture of 1/3 medium Cheddar, 1/3 Gruyere & 1/3 Mozzarella.
Spread the grated cheese over one of the tortillas, top with another then cook 4 minutes over a medium heat in your frying pan, turn over, cook a further 4 minutes until the cheese has melted.
Cut into quarters....delicioso! You can dip your Quesadilla into salsa or spicy tomato ketchup or a Mexican chilli sauce like Cholula.
As well as dipping your Quesadilla you can add various ingredients to the cheese mixture before cooking....
PICO DE GALLO - basic everyday salsa - finely chopped chillies, tomato, onion, garlic & coriander.
PUMPKIN SEED SALSA - in a lightly greased pan toast about 2oz/50g pumpkin seeds, add some crushed garlic, 1/2 finely chopped red onion, 2 finely chopped green chillies, a handful of chopped coriander & a big pinch of cumin, cook a few mins & season.
GARLIC MUSHROOMS - garlic sauted sliced mushrooms, a handful of chopped parsley & coriander & a spritz of lime juice....season at the last minute.
SUCCOTASH - canned black eyed peas, sweetcorn & diced red pepper, moisten with a little salad dressing..your choice!

Holy Guacemole! Examine those tortillas carefully...you may see the face of JESUS! His image appears on tortillas more than any other bread type product.....examine your frying pan too, remember when JESUS appeared in the frying pan of a young Salfordian after he fell asleep whilst frying bacon after a night on the lash?
JESUS on a variety of foodstuffs (including tortillas (& the Salford frying pan!)) visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/jul/21/jesus-food-sightings
CHOLULA sauce visit:
http://cholula.com/

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