Blue Cheese Onion Quesadillas With Papaya Salsa Recipes

BLUE CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix all salsa ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheet. In small bowl, mix all filling ingredients. Sprinkle over 4 tortillas; top with remaining tortillas, pressing down slightly. Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese begins to melt and tortillas are slightly browned. Cut each into 8 wedges. Serve with salsa.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND JALAPENO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion until softened and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add jalapeno peppers to onion; cook and stir until onion is browned, about 10 minutes more. Transfer onion mixture to a plate.
• Heat about 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet and add 1 tortilla. Top tortilla with 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend, 1/2 of the onion mixture, and 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend, respectively; top with 1 tortilla. Cook quesadilla until browned and cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining oil, tortillas, cheese, and onion mixture.

BRIE, PAPAYA AND ONION QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and jalapeño and sauté until onion is just tender, about 4 minutes; cool slightly.
• Arrange 4 tortillas on heavy large baking sheet. Arrange Brie, then cilantro, papaya and onion mixture over tortillas, dividing equally. Top each with another tortilla, pressing to adhere.
• Bake quesadillas until cheese melts and filling is heated through, about 8 minutes. Transfer quesadillas to plates; cut into wedges. Serve passing sour cream and salsa, if desired.

BLUE CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Place cream cheese, blue cheese and green onions in food processor container; cover. Process until well blended.
• Spread each tortilla with 2 Tbsp. of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle shredded cheese over 5 of the tortillas; top with remaining tortillas, cream cheese sides down.
• Coat griddle or large skillet with cooking spray. Cook quesadillas 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned on both sides. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges. Serve warm with Pear Apple Chutney.

PAPAYA AND RED ONION SALSA

Steps:

• Discard papaya seeds. Peel papaya and chop enough to measure 1/2 cup. Mince enough onion to measure 2 tablespoons and, wearing rubber gloves, mince enough jalapeño (with seeds) to measure 1/2 tablespoon. In a bowl stir together papaya, onion, jalapeño, and remaining ingredients and season with salt. Salsa may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.

BLUE CHEESE AND ONION

Steps:

• In a glass dish or serving bowl, layer the blue cheese and onion. Mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, mustard powder and pepper. Pour over the blue cheese and onions, and let stand for 1 hour at room temperature to marinate. Serve on cocktail rye slices.

BLUE CHEESE ONION QUESADILLAS WITH PAPAYA SALSA

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Heat two tablespoons of canola oil in a saute pan.
• Add onions, saute until caramelized and add the oregano.
• Transfer into a medium-size bowl and add the cheeses.
• Mix together, adding salt to taste.
• Let the mixture chill or become room temperature.
• Spoon an even amount of the mixture onto each tortilla.
• Heat remaining canola oil in pan, fold over each filled tortilla and place in pan.
• Saute tortillas until golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!
• Salsa:.
• Place fruit and vegetables in a bowl.
• Add the lime juice, sugar and and salt.
• Toss the mixture and chill.
• Serve atop the Blue-Cheese Onion Quesadillas.
• Yield: 4 servings.