Mixed Cheese and Avocado Quesadillas
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Health Score:
90 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
ready in 29 min.
Ready in
Calories:
701
calories
Calories
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 701 cal. | (33 %) | ||
| Protein | 19 g | (19 %) | ||
| Fat | 42 g | (36 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 62 g | (41 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 7 g | (23 %) |
more nutritional values
| Vitamin A | 0.3 mg | (38 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0.3 μg | (2 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 5.3 mg | (44 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 40 μg | (67 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.3 mg | (30 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.3 mg | (27 %) | ||
| Niacin | 6.3 mg | (53 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.5 mg | (36 %) | ||
| Folate | 65 μg | (22 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.4 mg | (7 %) | ||
| Biotin | 4.3 μg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.6 μg | (20 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 33 mg | (35 %) | ||
| Potassium | 1,008 mg | (25 %) | ||
| Calcium | 322 mg | (32 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 66 mg | (22 %) | ||
| Iron | 2 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Iodine | 24 μg | (12 %) | ||
| Zinc | 2.8 mg | (35 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 12.9 g | |||
| Uric acid | 19 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 22 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 9 g |
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Ingredients
for
- For Tomato Salsa
- 4 ripe Tomatoes (rinsed; seeded and finely chopped)
- 2 scallions (rinsed and finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic cloves (peeled and finely chopped)
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- 2 Tbsps Lime juice
- salt (to taste)
- freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
- For Quesadillas
- 1 red chili pepper (rinsed; seeded and finely chopped)
- 2 ripe Avocados (peeled; pitted and chopped)
- ½ Red onion (finely chopped)
- 2 Tbsps fresh cilantro (finely chopped)
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice (or lime juice)
- 2 Tbsps olive oil (divided)
- salt (to taste)
- freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
- 8 Tortillas (8-inch)
- 1 ¾ cups mixed, shredded Cheese (such as Manchego, Pepper Jack, Monterey Jack)
- 1 fresh Lime (quartered; for garnish)
Preparation steps
1.
For Tomato Salsa:
2.
Combine chopped tomatoes, onions, and garlic in a small bowl. Add olive oil, lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Toss to incorporate. Set aside.
3.
For Quesadillas:
4.
Preheat oven broiler.
5.
In a mixing bowl, combine chopped chili peppers, avocados, red onion, cilantro, lemon or lime juice, and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, stirring to combine.
6.
Place tortillas on a baking sheet and brush tops with remaining olive oil. Broil tortillas until golden, about 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle tortillas evenly with cheese and broil until cheese is melted, about 1 minute.
7.
Spread avocado mixture evenly over 4 tortillas and top each tortilla with remaining tortillas, cheese side down.
8.
Cut quesadillas into wedges. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve with tomato salsa.
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