Saturday, April 20, 2019

Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas with Goat Cheese and Pesto

    4 servings                               
1 small zucchini, diagonally sliced into ¼ inch pieces
1 small summer squash, diagonally sliced into ¼ inch pieces
1 red bell pepper, stem and seeds removed
1 small red onion, sliced into ¼ inch rounds
1 large Portobello mushroom, cleaned and sliced into ½ inch pieces
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
salt
white pepper
4 whole grain tortillas (I used La Tortilla Factory Smart
4 tablespoon pesto, divided
2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
4 oz goat cheese, divided
Instructions
1.Start by preparing your vegetables. Drizzle the sliced vegetables with 2 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and white pepper.
2.Place vegetables on the grill (or in a grill pan) and cook for approximately 3 minutes on each side or until just tender.
3.Remove the vegetables from the grill and let cool for 5 minutes. Cut the grilled vegetables into roughly 1-inch pieces and set aside.
4.To assemble each quesadilla: Spread a tortilla with 1 tablespoon pesto. Sprinkle ¼ cup mozzarella cheese on ½ of the tortilla. Add ¼ of the grilled vegetables and crumble 1 oz of goat cheese over them. Sprinkle another ¼ cup mozzarella on top and fold the tortilla over to close.
5.Place the quesadilla on a lightly oiled grill (or grill pan) and cook for 3 minutes on each side until the cheese in fully melted. Slice and serve the classiest quesadillas ever.

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