Smoked Chicken Or Roasted Salmon Quesadilla Wedges With Chipotle Sour Cream

• Salmon or Smoked Chicken Quesadilla Wedges
• 10-12 ounces fresh roasted salmon, flaked, or smoked chicken, skinned and shredded
• 12 ounces pepper jack cheese, grated OR mix of pepper jack and smoked jack cheese(or x sharp cheddar), grated
• 1/2 ounce scallions, finely chopped
• 2 ounces grape or cherry tomatoes,quartered and chopped
• 10 ounces Red salsa with black beans and corn(if this is thick, draining is not really needed, but if it looks thin, drain in a sieve for 1 hour or overnight)
• 6 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro(stems and leaves soaked, drained, dried)
• 4 8" chile flavor flour tortillas( I use Trader Joe's)
• 1/2-1 teaspoons bacon fat or canola oil
• Chipotle Sour Cream
• 3/4 Sour cream (no liquid)
• 1/4 Plain Yoghurt (not 'No Fat')
• 2+ teaspoons pureed Chipotles in Adobo (without seeds;San Marcos brand recommended, not La Morena which needs seeding -ugh)
• 2 teaspoons Orange Juice concentrate
• 1/4- 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• pinch of kosher salt

1. Lay out the tortillas. Spread the smoked jack on the top half of each. Press down with your flattened hand, to bond the cheese with the tortilla. Spread salmon or chicken on the top half and press down to secure the protein. On the salmon, sprinkle the scallions, then the grape tomatoes. Top with an even spread of salsa , then cilantro, then pepper jack cheese.Fold bottom half up and over top half, pressing firmly.
2. Heat 1/2- 1 tsp.fat in a non stick skillet. Heat to hot, but not smoking. Lay down 2 quesadillas , curved side out, and press down firmly to sear. When browned and crisp, turn over and cook til brown and crisp. If service is delayed, keep cooking on low heat and turning over every few minutes- or the quesadillas will get soft (and they are SO much better crispy!)
3. Remove from pan.With a sharp knife, cut each into 6 pie wedges. Serve with Chipotle Sour Cream.rnrnIn their uncooked state, these can be well wrapped and frozen, to later be defrosted and cooked.
4. Mix all together except chipotles. Add them a bit at a time to make sure the mixture is not too hot for you. Adjust ingredients to taste. Flavors meld best if the sauce is made ahead.rnrnNote: I puree a can of chipotles with its adobo and keep in a small container, frozen. With a fork, I easily scrape off what I need each time.

salmon, salmon, pepper, scallions, grape, red salsa, chile flavor, bacon, sour cream, sour cream, yoghurt, orange juice concentrate, garlic, lemon juice, kosher salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/16312-smoked-chicken-or-roasted-salmon-quesadilla-wedges-with-chipotle-sour-cream (may not work)