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04 Jul cheesy quesadillas

Posted at 21:38h in breakfast, lunch, recipes, supper, vegetarian by

Inspired by the Mexican flavours I savoured in San Francisco, these cheesy quesadillas work well as part of a table filled with fish tacos, guacamole and sour cream.

Cheesy Quesadillas with Lime Sour Cream

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Serves 2

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 large flour tortilla

Large handful of grated cheddar cheese

2 spring onions, finely sliced

Sunflower oil

For the lime sour cream

2 tablespoons of sour cream

Juice of half a lime

Half a green chilli, finely chopped

To serve

Guacamole (see our recipe above)

Method

  1. Place one tortilla on a chopping board. Cover with the cheese and scatter with the slices of spring onion. Place the second tortilla on top. Slice into four pieces.
  1. Heat a drizzle of sunflower oil on a griddle pan (or large frying pan) over a medium heat. Carefully transfer the slices of quesadillas onto the hot pan and fry until the cheese has melted.
  1. Meanwhile, make the lime sour cream by mixing the sour cream, lime and green chilli together.
  1. Serve the quesadillas with a dollop of lime soured cream and a spoonful of guacamole on the side.

Storecupboard essentials

My Mexican Shop (http://www.mymexicanshop.ie/) is an online emporium of authentic Mexican pantry necessities, such as packets of corn tortillas, bottles of salsa verde and jars of smoked chilli paste. You can buy online or visit their real life shop, Picado Mexican Pantry, on South Richmond in Dublin 2.

This recipe first appeared in The Irish Independent on Thursday 4th of June

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