Christmas Crab Quesadillas
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine,
- 1 each shallots or 2, or 3 green onions, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon chives fresh, chopped
- 1 cup crab meat shells removed
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon dill weed fresh, chopped
- 1 x salt to taste
- 1 x red pepper flakes to taste
- 6 each flour tortillas (10-inch)
- 3/4 cups monterey jack cheese grated
- 1/2 cup sweet red bell peppers chopped
- 1/2 cup green bell peppers chopped
- 3 each radicchio leaves, per plate
- 1 x salsa for garnish
- 1 x guacamole far garnish
- 1 x sour cream for garnish
- Preheat the oven to 375F (190C).
- Reserve 2 tablespoons of the butter.
- Place the remaining butter in a sauce pan and melt over low heat.
- Add the shallots and chives.
- Saute until translucent.
- Remove from the heat and add the crab, sour cream, dill, salt and hot pepper flakes.
- Mix well.
- Spread the crab mixture on one half of each tortilla.
- Top with a sprinkling of the grated chese.
- Fold the tortillas in half and place them on a baking sheet.
- Brush the tops of the tortillas with the reserved butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 5 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
- Let rest for 5 minutes before cutting into quarters.
- Place 3 small radicchio leaves on each plate.
- Fill one with sour cream, one with guacamole, and one with salsa.
- Place three triangles of quesadilla on each plate.
- Sprinkle with a confetti of chopped green and red bell peppers.
- Serves 8.
butter, shallots, chives, crab meat, sour cream, dill, salt, red pepper, flour tortillas, sweet red bell peppers, green bell peppers, radicchio, salsa, sour cream
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/christmas-crab-quesadillas-380 (may not work)