Tropical Fruit Quesadillas Recipes

LOBSTER QUESADILLA WITH TROPICAL FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 cups red peppers, the green peppers, onion, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Cook until the vegetables are tender, but still firm, about 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.
• In a medium bowl, mix the lobster meat, cheese, jalapenos, salt, and cooled pepper mixture. Divide the mixture into 6 portions. Sandwich each portion between 2 tortillas, spreading the lobster mixture evenly.
• Heat a grill or large skillet over medium heat and film the bottom with some of the butter. Place as many quesadillas as will fit without touching, and cook each side until the tortillas are golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining butter and quesadillas.
• Cut quesadillas into wedges. Place the quesadillas on plates and garnish with remaining red pepper, the green onion, sour cream, and a pineapple top. Serve immediately with Tropical Fruit Salsa.
• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate for 45 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

LOBSTER QUESADILLA WITH TROPICAL FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 cups red peppers, the green peppers, onion, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Cook until the vegetables are tender, but still firm, about 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.
• In a medium bowl, mix the lobster meat, cheese, jalapenos, salt, and cooled pepper mixture. Divide the mixture into 6 portions. Sandwich each portion between 2 tortillas, spreading the lobster mixture evenly.
• Heat a grill or large skillet over medium heat and film the bottom with some of the butter. Place as many quesadillas as will fit without touching, and cook each side until the tortillas are golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining butter and quesadillas.
• Cut quesadillas into wedges. Place the quesadillas on plates and garnish with remaining red pepper, the green onion, sour cream, and a pineapple top. Serve immediately with Tropical Fruit Salsa.
• 1 cup diced mango
• 1 cup diced papaya
• 1 cup diced pineapple
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• 1/4 cup diced red pepper
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate for 45 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

CHEESE AND HOMINY QUESADILLAS WITH TROPICAL SALSA

Steps:

• Stir first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Season salsa with salt and pepper.
• Cook tortillas over gas flame until blackened in spots, about 30 seconds per side. Transfer to work surface. Sprinkle 4 tortillas with both cheeses and hominy, dividing equally; top with remaining 4 tortillas. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Place 2 quesadillas in each skillet. Cook until bottoms are crisp and brown, pressing occasionally with spatula, about 2 minutes. Turn quesadillas over. Cook until bottoms are brown and cheeses melt, adding more oil as needed, about 2 minutes longer. Cut quesadillas into quarters. Arrange 4 quarters on each of 4 plates. Serve with salsa.

ISLAND QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add garlic, mango, pepper and cinnamon; cook 3 min. stirring often. Add chicken; cook 10 min. or until cooked through, stirring often. Remove mixture from skillet; keep warm.
• Spread 1 tsp. cream cheese on each tortilla. Spoon warm chicken mixture evenly on half of each tortilla; top each evenly with cheese. Fold in half.
• Heat skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Place quesadillas in skillet; cook 2 min. Turn over; cook 2 min. or until cheese melts and edges are lightly browned.

FRUIT-FILLED QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, cook and stir the apricots, nectar and 1 teaspoon sugar over low heat until apricots are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the strawberries; cover and remove from the heat. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; set aside. , In another nonstick skillet, cook one tortilla over low heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden and crisp. Spritz one side with butter-flavored spray and sprinkle with half of the cinnamon-sugar. Repeat with remaining tortilla. , Place a tortilla sugared side down; spread with fruit mixture. Top with remaining tortilla, sugared side up; cut into four wedges. Serve each wedge with 1/2 cup of ice cream and 1 tablespoon of raspberries.

HAWAIIAN APPETIZER QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Move oven rack to lowest position; heat oven to 400°F. Spray 1 side of 4 tortillas with cooking spray. On large cookie sheet, place tortillas, sprayed sides down, overlapping in center so tortillas do not hang over edge of sheet. Top evenly with bacon, pineapple, cheese and remaining tortillas. Spray tops of tortillas with cooking spray. Place another cookie sheet on top of tortillas; press down.
• Bake on bottom oven rack 8 to 10 minutes or until bottom tortillas are golden brown. Turn cookie sheets and quesadillas over. Bake about 5 minutes longer or until bottoms are golden brown and cheese is melted. Cut into 8 small wedges; serve warm with salsa.

TROPICAL FRUIT QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cut and mix fruit and set aside.
• Pan-fry one side of each tortilla (over medium heat in butter).
• Add 1/2 cup of fruit to half a tortilla, drizzle with caramel and top with brie slices.
• Fold closed, cook each side until brown.
• Serve with caramel sauce over top.

FRESH FRUIT QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Brush margarine onto both sides of tortillas; sprinkle evenly with combined sugar and cinnamon. Stack tortillas on microwaveable plate; cover with paper towel.
• Peel bananas; cut lengthwise in half. Grill 3 to 4 min. on each side or until warmed and slightly browned. Meanwhile, microwave tortillas on HIGH 30 to 40 sec. or just until warmed.
• Place bananas on tortillas; top with COOL WHIP. Fold in half.

BRIE AND WALNUT QUESADILLAS WITH TROPICAL FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• SALSA.
• Toss all ingredients in large bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover, chill.
• QUESADILLAS.
• Butter tortillas on one side; place buttered side down on large rimmed baking sheet.
• Top half of each tortilla with cheese, cilantro and nuts.
• Fold tortillas in half; press lightly.
• Can be made one day ahead, cover, chill.
• Preheat oven to 300°.
• Working in batches, cook tortillas in heavy large skillet over medium heat until golden and cheese melts, about 1 minute per side.
• Transfer to baking sheet. Keep warm in oven. Cut each into 3 wedges. Serve with salsa.
• CANDIED MAPLE WALNUTS.
• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Line rimmed baking sheet with foil.
• Combine walnuts and syrup in medium bowl; toss to coat.
• Spread nuts on sheet and bake until browned and dry, stirring often, about 22 minutes.
• Cool. Remove from foil. Coarsely chop nuts. Can be made 3 days ahead.