Cauliflower Quesadillas
- 1 whole Poblano Chile
- 1 head (Small Size) Cauliflower, Cored And Chopped Into 1 Inch Chunk
- 1- 1/2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
- 1 whole Onion, Diced
- 1 clove Garlic, Minced
- 1 whole Tomato, Diced
- 1 cup Spinach
- 3 whole Green Onions, Sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Lime Juice
- 12 Whole Grain Tortillas
- 1- 1/2 cup Monterey Jack Cheese, Shredded
- 1.
- Heat broiler on high.
- Char the poblano under the broiler, rotating as skin blisters.
- Transfer to a bowl once all sides are blistered.
- Tightly cover bowl with foil and let it rest for about 5 minutes.
- When cool enough to handle, peel off as much skin as will come off easily.
- Remove stem and seeds.
- Place it on a cutting board.
- 2.
- Toss cauliflower with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Heat a large, heavy frying pan over high heat until almost smoking.
- Add cauliflower, and let it cook until its beginning to char, but not mushy.
- Turn pieces to char all sides evenly.
- Total cooking time will be about 10 minutes, depending on heat of pan and size of cauliflower.
- Remove from heat and put cauliflower on the cutting board.
- 3.
- Return pan to medium-high heat.
- Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon olive oil and the onions.
- Saute onion for 3-5 minutes, or until its beginning to soften.
- Add garlic and tomato.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes, until most of liquid is evaporated.
- Add spinach and continue to cook until spinach is wilted.
- Remove from heat.
- 4.
- On the cutting board, coarsely chop cauliflower and poblano together.
- Cauliflower chunks should be no bigger than 1/2 inch.
- Poblano pieces need to be small enough to be incorporated throughout.
- Add this into the onion mixture.
- Stir in green onions and lime juice.
- Mix until combined.
- 5.
- Heat a skillet over medium to medium-high heat.
- Working in batches, make quesadillas.
- Place one tortilla on the skillet.
- Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of cheese evenly over the surface.
- Top with 1/6 of vegetable mixture.
- Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of cheese (you will use 1/4 cup cheese per quesadilla).
- Top with another tortilla.
- Flip when the bottom tortilla is browned and cheese is melting.
- Cook on the other side until browned and all cheese is melted.
- Remove cooked quesadilla from the pan and repeat cooking the rest.
- Serve immediately.
- Adapted from Smitten Kitchen.
head, olive oil, salt, black pepper, onion, clove garlic, tomato, spinach, green onions, lime juice, grain tortillas, cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/cauliflower-quesadillas/ (may not work)