Blue corn and cheese quesadillas
Made from authentic blue corn flour, these colourful quesadillas are packed with melted cheese, spicy jalapeño, and tender zucchini flowers. The crispy, earthy tortillas perfectly contrast the gooey, rich cheesy filling. If zucchini flowers are not in season, fresh Swiss chard or spinach makes an ideal substitute.
Ingredients
- Salt½ ჩაის-კოვზი
- Warm Water300 ml
- Olive Oil2 სუფრის-კოვზი
- green jalapeño chilli1 ცალი
- garlic cloves2 კბილი
Instructions
5 steps- 1
Place the flour in a large bowl with ½ teaspoon salt and add 275ml/9¾fl oz lukewarm water. Add more if the dough is too dry (you will need roughly 350ml/12fl oz water if using normal maize flour). Knead into a smooth, soft but not sticky dough. Cover and rest for 20-30 minutes.
- 2
Divide the mixture into 12 golfball-sized balls. Place one between two sheets of cling film and roll with a rolling pin to make a tortilla about 15cm/6in in diameter. Repeat and pile the tortillas up, separated with baking paper to prevent them sticking together.
- 3
Heat a dry frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the tortillas, one or two at a time, until they change colour and start to puff up slightly; this will take about 2 minutes. Flip them over and repeat on the other side. Set aside.
- 4
Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Cook the onion, chilli and garlic until soft but not coloured. Add the courgette flowers, chard or spinach to the pan and cook until wilted. Season with salt.
- 5
Lay a tortilla in a dry frying pan and sprinkle over some mozzarella and Lancashire cheese. Add some courgette flowers (or greens) and fold the tortilla in half to make a semi-circle. Once the cheese is starting to melt, flip the quesadilla over and continue to cook until the cheese is oozing. Remove the quesadilla from the pan and keep warm while you make the rest. Cut into wedges and serve immediately.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 263 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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