Quesadilla, the vintage Mexican snack, has its fan following. Here, the perfectly toasted flour tortilla is stuffed with cheese, tomatoes and jalapenos. Served with salsa and dollops of sour cream, it guarantees a wholesome meal. According to the chef, the recipe is a perfect blend of flavours and textures, with the richness of the cream and the melted cheese oozing from within and the crispy cover making it a heady affair.
Cheese Quesadilla
Ingredients
1 12” flour tortilla
15 ml melted Margarine
225 gms cheddar cheese, shredded
30 gms tomatoes, diced
7 slices of jalapeno pepper, diced 1/4
2 gms cajun spice (to sprinkle in 12”tortilla)
Accompaniments
30 ml sour cream
30 ml Ruby's Salsa
1 leaf lettuce
For sour cream
500 ml fresh cream
30 ml lemon juice
5 gm of salt
For salsa
500 gms blanched and de-skinned tomatoes
40 gms chopped red onions
3 gms chopped fresh garlic
10 gms chopped coriander
5 gms chopped fresh green chilies
10 ml lemon juice
50 ml tomato juice
Half tsp salt
A pinch of white pepper
METHOD
Sour cream
Place fresh cream in a bowl, add lemon juice and salt. Place this bowl in an ice container. Using a wire whisk, whip the cream till it gets fluffy. Once done, store it in a suitable container at a temp of 4 to 5 degree Celsius.
Tomato salsa
Roast the tomatoes in the oven for 12 minutes at a temperature of 160 degree Celsius. Remove the skin and deseed the roasted tomatoes. Chop the tomatoes and mix with all the other ingredients. Store at a temperature of 4 to 5 degree Celsius until used.
For Quesadillas
Coat one side of the tortilla with liquid margarine and place the tortilla on a griddle. Spread cheese over the entire tortilla. Place the diced tomatoes and jalapenos over one half. Once the cheese melts, fold the halves together to make a half circle shape. Cut into six wedges.
For assembling
Place the quesadilla on a small oval plate with the pointed edges facing the side of the plate. Place the leaf lettuce on one side of the oval plate, scoop out sour cream and place on the leaf lettuce. Ladle salsa into a bullet and set next to the lettuce. Serve immediately.
