Jack Quesadillas with Pear Salsa |

Jack Quesadillas with Pear Salsa

August 27th, 2009 |

Author: Pam

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Woohoo, I found one of my favorite recipes that I clipped from the AJC a long time ago. This is a great party appetizer. I love the salsa, it’s so unique! I’m thinking this would be good for a Labor Day party! I’ll bet you could fix the quesadillas on the grill too, or just buy some lime-flavored tortilla chips. It’s all good!

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Recipe: Jack Quesadillas with Pear Salsa

Ingredients

Pear salsa-

4 cups chopped, peeled Anjou pear (about 2 pounds)
1/3 cup chopped red onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried mint
1 tablespoon grated lime rind
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

Quesadillas-

8 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas
2 cups (8-ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 cup chopped green onions

Instructions

To prepare salsa, combine pears, onion, mint, lime rind and juice, sugar, black pepper and jalapeno pepper in a bowl, cover and chill.
To prepare the quesadillas, place 1 tortilla in a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat and top with 1/2 cup cheese. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons green onions; top with a tortilla. Cook 3 minutes, pressing down with a spatula until cheese melts. Turn carefully and cook until thoroughly heated (about 1 minute). Repeat procedure iwth the remaining tortillas, cheese and green onions.
Cut each quesadilla into sixths; serve with pear salsa.

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