Raw veggies, fresh lime juice, golden buttery tortillas ~ these quesadillas were absolutely delicious.
I love corn in pretty much anything but in combo with the zucchini, jalapeno & cilantro ~ it was just perfect. The corn & zucchini mixture can be made in advance & kept in the fridge until dinner making this an even easier weeknight meal.
CORN & ZUCCHINI QUESADILLAS
YIELD: 4 quesadillas
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 can (11 ounces) extra sweet corn niblets
- 1 medium zucchini, quartered & thinly sliced
- 1 bunch cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeded & diced
- juice from 2 small limes
- about 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
INSTRUCTIONS:
Add the corn kernels to a medium bowl. Add the zucchini, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, & olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and toss well to combine. Cover with a lid & refrigerate until ready to serve.
Brush one side of all tortillas with a small amount of butter; lay a tortilla, buttered side down, in a preheated skillet. Place a quarter of the filling on each tortilla, and sprinkle with a quarter of the cheese. Place the remaining tortillas on top, buttered side up; press down gently with a spatula to seal.
Saute until cheese has melted and tortillas are golden brown, turning once. Remove from the skillet & let cool slightly. To serve, slice each quesadilla into wedges.
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Quesadillas are definitely one of my favourite quick dinners. What a great new take! :)
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So I don't like zucchini unless its in bread. But I never thought to make it in a quesadilla! I'm so trying this over the summer.
ReplyDeleteI love the freshness of this recipe. The vegetables helps keep this dish light. Love it. I came here from Triberr and look forward to checking out more recipes.
ReplyDeleteThis is something I would love definitely. Pinning!
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Ellya
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What a great summer recipe! And a great way to use up that zucchini when it starts pouring in soon...
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wow, this looks deelish and healthy! I love zucchini and summer squash.
ReplyDeleteYUM! That would make such a good lunch for my hubby now!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have you share this and/or any other recipe at Wednesday Extravaganza - A Foodie Link Party! Hope to see you there :)
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Jamie, these sound totally delish! Thanks so much for sharing and joining us at Best of the Weekend! Pinning to our party board!
ReplyDeleteOoooooh, how very interesting! :) I'm going to have to try this, but I HATE raw zucchini so I think I might thinly slice it & grill it before adding it to the filling. Either way, great combination & a fresh take on quesadillas! Thank you so much for linking up with me this week at Tasty Tuesdays! I’ve pinned this & shared it with my followers! Please be sure to stop back by the party and check out some of the other links!
ReplyDeleteMy garden is producing more zucchini that I know what to do with. This sounds perfect. Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes, Next Saturday is BLTs. Come on over.
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