Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Vegetarian Grilled Quesadilla- Italain Style

The Wiki Says -- A quesadilla is a Mexican food made primarily of cheese inside a folded corn or wheat tortilla and cooked until the cheese melts. ...In simple language Quesadilla is a Mexican style stuffed paratha which has a yummy cheesy filling.
It is an ideal party snack which can be enjoyed with tea, coffee and can be had at anytime. I wanted to try this recipe from a long time, perhaps was waiting for a nice weather :-). I was very happy with the result, all I can say is that it’s my new favorite Italian dish (oh yes! I like it more than pizza.) I missed my brother while eating them because he is mad about Italian food. I mailed him the pic and he was so tempted. :)He wants me to cook this for him when I am in India next time.

Ingredients:
6 flour tortillas
1 cup grated cheese ( i used mozzarella)
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 cup finely chopped onions
¼ cup finely chopped cabbage
¼ cup finely chopped green bell peppers
1 cup finely chopped fresh tomatoes
Butter/oil for toasting the tortillas
Salt and pepper to taste to taste
Oregano,basil,thyme mix-2 tbsp

Method:
Heat oil in a pan, saute the onions, mushrooms and green bell peppers until tender. Turn off heat. Add cabbage, tomatoes, salt,Oregano,basil,thyme mix and pepper and set aside this vegetable mixture.
Heat a frying pan to medium heat.
Take one flour tortilla and place it in the pan. Spread some butter/oil on the tortilla. Toast the tortillas for about 10 seconds each side until air pockets begin to form within the tortilla.
Spread about 2 tablespoons of the vegetable mixture over one half of the tortilla. Add about a tablespoon of cheese on top of this vegetable mixture.
Fold the tortilla covering the mixture into a half moon shape or semi circle. Press down on the tortilla for a few seconds, allowing the cheese to melt.
Take the tortilla and toast in sandwich toaster- Like in a pic below.


 If you don’t have a sandwich toaster like mine (grilled), then you can toast it in the pan itself till brown spots appear.
Serve with the lettuce, salsa or chutney






Tips:-The stuffing for the quesadillas can be anything of your choice, cooked, uncooked, any vegetables like sweet corn, baby corn, carrots, peas, beans etc. Experimenting can be lot of fun.
-It is a very good snack for parties; just keep the stuffing ready and serve hot when guests arrive.

5 comments:

  1. An innovative way of using sandwich toaster.pic looks perfect

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  2. love them, so inviting and yummy

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  3. another yummy dish to try for my hispanic boyfriend! ;)

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  4. I m so shocked that U used sandwich toaster for making this...u have great mind

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