Vegetarian Grilled Quesadilla- Italain Style

The Wiki Says -- A quesadilla is a Mexican food made primarily of cheese inside a folded corn or wheat tortilla and cooked until the cheese melts. ...In simple language Quesadilla is a Mexican style stuffed paratha which has a yummy cheesy filling.

It is an ideal party snack which can be enjoyed with tea, coffee and can be had at anytime. I wanted to try this recipe from a long time, perhaps was waiting for a nice weather :-). I was very happy with the result, all I can say is that it’s my new favorite Italian dish (oh yes! I like it more than pizza.) I missed my brother while eating them because he is mad about Italian food. I mailed him the pic and he was so tempted. :)He wants me to cook this for him when I am in India next time.

Ingredients:

6 flour tortillas

1 cup grated cheese ( i used mozzarella)

1 cup chopped mushrooms

1 cup finely chopped onions

¼ cup finely chopped cabbage

¼ cup finely chopped green bell peppers

1 cup finely chopped fresh tomatoes

Butter/oil for toasting the tortillas

Salt and pepper to taste to taste

Oregano,basil,thyme mix-2 tbsp

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, saute the onions, mushrooms and green bell peppers until tender. Turn off heat. Add cabbage, tomatoes, salt,Oregano,basil,thyme mix and pepper and set aside this vegetable mixture.

Heat a frying pan to medium heat.

Take one flour tortilla and place it in the pan. Spread some butter/oil on the tortilla. Toast the tortillas for about 10 seconds each side until air pockets begin to form within the tortilla.

Spread about 2 tablespoons of the vegetable mixture over one half of the tortilla. Add about a tablespoon of cheese on top of this vegetable mixture.

Fold the tortilla covering the mixture into a half moon shape or semi circle. Press down on the tortilla for a few seconds, allowing the cheese to melt.

Take the tortilla and toast in sandwich toaster- Like in a pic below.

 If you don’t have a sandwich toaster like mine (grilled), then you can toast it in the pan itself till brown spots appear.

Serve with the lettuce, salsa or chutney

Tips:-The stuffing for the quesadillas can be anything of your choice, cooked, uncooked, any vegetables like sweet corn, baby corn, carrots, peas, beans etc. Experimenting can be lot of fun.

-It is a very good snack for parties; just keep the stuffing ready and serve hot when guests arrive.