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Quesadillas with Avocado, Goat Cheese, and Papaya Salsa

corn tortillas, sliced avocado, and chili peppers
Prep Time: 
35 minutes
Number of Servings: 
Serves 4

Ingredients

Papaya Salsa

  • 1 ripe papaya, peeled, seeded, and diced
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 jalapeño chili pepper, minced
  • 1 Tbsp minced ginger
  • 1⁄4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1⁄8 cup minced red onion
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1⁄2 tsp salt
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Quesadillas

  • Oil
  • 4 corn tortillas
  • 1⁄2 cup crumbled goat cheese
  • 1 thinly sliced avocado

Directions

  1. Make papaya salsa: gently combine all salsa ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.
  2. Heat a griddle or nonstick pan over medium heat. Brush both sides of 1 of the tortillas with a small amount of oil. Place tortilla in pan.
  3. Cook tortilla until underside starts to turn golden brown with spots. Add 1⁄4 of the goat cheese, 1⁄4 of the avocado slices, and 1⁄4 of the salsa to center of tortilla. Fold tortilla in half over filling. Carefully flip folded and stuffed tortilla over and cook other side until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. Repeat process with remaining tortillas, goat cheese, avocado, and salsa to make remaining 3 quesadillas.
  5. Cut each quesadilla into 3 triangles. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Info: 
256 Calories, 7 g Protein, 10 mg Cholesterol, 32 g Carbohydrates, 12 g Total sugars (3 g Added sugars), 7 g Fiber, 13 g Total fat (5 g sat), 418 mg Sodium, ★★★★★ Vitamin C, ★★ Vitamin B6, Folate, Phosphorus, ★ Vitamin A, Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (niacin), Vitamin B6, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Magnesium, Potassium

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