Ripe Olive And Avocado Quesadillas Recipes

AVOCADO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Grease a griddle with oil; heat over medium heat. Lightly sprinkle tortillas with water to moisten., Place eight tortillas on griddle; sprinkle with cheese. After cheese has melted slightly, top with 1 cup pico de gallo, avocado and cilantro. Top with remaining tortillas., Cook 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and cheese is melted. Serve with additional pico de gallo.

RIPE OLIVE AND AVOCADO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Drain olives well and cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Halve, pit, and peel avocado and finely chop avocado and bell pepper. In a bowl stir together olives, avocado, bell pepper, cilantro, onion, and lime juice.
• Preheat broiler.
• Put tortillas on a large baking sheet and brush tops with oil. Broil tortillas 2 to 4 inches from heat until pale golden, about 45 seconds. Turn tortillas over and broil until pale golden. Sprinkle tortillas evenly with pepper Jack and broil until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 30 seconds. Divide olive mixture among tortillas and cut each tortilla into 4 wedges.

AVOCADO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Seed tomatoes and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Quarter avocado, removing pit, and peel. Cut avocado into 1/4-inch dice. In a small bowl stir together tomatoes, avocado, onion, lemon juice, and Tabasco and season with salt and pepper. In another small bowl stir together sour cream, coriander, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat broiler.
• Put tortillas on a large baking sheet and brush tops with oil. Broil tortillas on a rack set 2 to 4 inches from heat until pale golden. Turn tortillas and broil until other sides are pale golden. Sprinkle tortillas evenly with Monterey Jack and broil until cheese is melted and bubbling. Spread avocado mixture evenly over 2 tortillas and top each with 1 of remaining tortillas, cheese side down, to make 2 quesadillas. Transfer quesadillas to a cutting board and cut each into 4 wedges.
• Top each wedge with a heaping teaspoon of sour cream mixture and garnish with coriander sprigs.

AVOCADO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the tomatoes, avocado, onion, lemon juice and Tabasco.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• In another small bowl, mix together sour cream, coriander, salt and pepper to taste.
• Put tortillas on a baking sheet and brush tops with oil.
• Broil tortillas 2 to 4 inches from heat until pale golden.
• Sprinkle tortillas evenly with cheese and broil until cheese is melted.
• Spread avocado mixture evenly over 2 tortillas and top each with 1 of remaining tortillas, cheese side down to make 2 quesadillas.
• Transfer quesadillas to a cutting board and cut into 4 wedges.
• Top each wedge with a dollop of sour cream mixture and serve warm.