Recipe For Cooking Roasted Vegetable Quesadillas

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Roasted Vegetable Quesadillas

3 (8-in.) flour tortillas
7 1/2 oz. Gouda cheese, grated
2 whole mild green chiles
3 oz. thick red onion slice, grilled, 3/4-in. diced
1  1/2 oz. (1/4-in. thick) zucchini slices, grilled, 3/4-in. diced
1 1/2 oz. (1/4-in. thick) eggplant slices, grilled, 3/4-in. diced
3 oz. red or yellow peppers, roasted, 3/4-in. diced
3 Tbsp. cilantro leaves
1 Tbsp. canola oil
1 green leaf
1 oz. romaine lettuce, 1/4-in. julienned
2 oz. guacamole
2 oz. sour cream
2 oz. salsa
1 whole black olive
1/2 oz. green onions, chopped
2 tea. ancho chile sauce (squeeze bottle)
2 tea. barbecue sauce (squeeze bottle)

Lay tortillas on cutting board. Place an equal amount of cheese over each tortilla. Be sure to leave a 1/2-in. open border around the edge of the tortilla so the cheese doesn’t drip out while cooking.

Open the chile and pull it lengthwise, then tear each piece in half, lengthwise, once again creating long pieces. Place 2 pieces of green chile onto each tortilla.

Sprinkle equal amounts of red onion, zucchini, eggplant, roasted pepper and cilantro, evenly over each tortilla.

Ladle canola oil onto the flat grill. Place tortillas onto the lightly oiled flat grill and cook until the tortilla has turned a crispy golden brown and the cheese has melted (approximately 3-4 min. cooking time).

While the quesadilla is grilling, place the green leaf on the upper portion (centered) of the platter. Mound the romaine lettuce on the green leaf.

Scoop the guacamole and sour cream and place onto the romaine lettuce, slightly separated. Place the salsa in between the guacamole and the sour cream.

Top the guacamole with the black olive, and the sour cream with chopped green onions.

When the tortillas have turned a crispy golden and the cheese has melted (about 3 to 4 min. cooking time), fold the tortillas in half. Remove them from the flat grill and place onto the cutting board. Cut them in half.

Place the sections of quesadillas onto the platter. Begin placing the quesadillas with the curved edges towards the 2:00 and 10:00 positions, and tips towards 6:00 and the folded edges downward. Follow the curve of the lower portion of the platter.

Drizzle the ancho-chile and barbecue sauce over the quesadilla.