How to Bake Refried Bean Quesadillas
Serves: 6
Preparation time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Ingredients needed to make Refried Bean Quesadillas:
For quesadillas:
- 6 flour tortillas
- 1 can (14 oz) refried beans
- 1 red onion, peeled and sliced
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 red chili, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, deseeded and sliced
- 7 oz cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 tbsp olive oil
For the salsa:
- 1 avocado, peeled, stoned and diced
- 6 tomatoes, peeled, cored and chopped
- 1 red onion, diced
- 1 ¾ fl oz red wine vinegar
- 5 ½ fl oz extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
For serving:
- Lime wedges
- Sour cream
Cooking instructions for Refried Bean Quesadillas:
- Warm up your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Drizzle oil into a frying pan and heat it over moderate heat until it starts shimmering.
- Throw in the onion, chili as well as pepper slices and sauté them for 4-5 minutes, stirring often, until they soften.
- Empty the can of refried beans into a bowl and tip the contents of the pan into it.
- Sprinkle the chopped cilantro on top and stir them all together until well combined.
- Spread some of the above mixture along one half of each tortilla and top it up with a sprinkling of grated cheese.
- Fold it into a semi-circle and seal the open ends together by inserting a toothpick through them.
- Arrange the quesadillas onto a baking tray and bake in the hot oven for 10 minutes or until the tortillas turn golden brown and the cheese within them, melts.
- Meanwhile, prepare the salsa by adding the chopped tomatoes into a blender and pulse them into a smooth puree.
- Pass it through a fine mesh sieve and strain it into a bowl.
- Drizzle the oil in a steady stream while whisking it into the mixture at the same time until fully incorporated.
- Blend in the vinegar in a similar fashion and stir in a splash of salt as well as ground black pepper to season.
- Scatter the red onion plus avocado chunks into it and give them a nice stir to mix well.
- Arrange the toasted quesadillas on a large serving platter and spoon the prepared salsa over them.
- Sprinkle extra chopped cilantro on top to garnish and serve warm alongside a bowl of sour cream and lime wedges.
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