Quesadillas with Avocado, Goat Cheese, and Papaya Salsa
Prep Time
35 minutes
Number of Servings
Serves 4
Ingredients

Papaya Salsa

  • 1 ripe papaya, peeled, seeded, and diced
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 jalapeño chili pepper, minced
  • 1 Tbsp minced ginger
  • [q:1/4] cup chopped cilantro
  • [q:1/8] cup minced red onion
  • 2 tsp honey
  • [q:1/2] tsp salt
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Quesadillas

  • Oil
  • 4 corn tortillas
  • [q:1/2] cup crumbled goat cheese
  • 1 thinly sliced avocado
Directions
  1. Make papaya salsa: gently combine all salsa ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.
  2. Heat a griddle or nonstick pan over medium heat. Brush both sides of 1 of the tortillas with a small amount of oil. Place tortilla in pan.
  3. Cook tortilla until underside starts to turn golden brown with spots. Add [q:1/4] of the goat cheese, [q:1/4] of the avocado slices, and [q:1/4] of the salsa to center of tortilla. Fold tortilla in half over filling. Carefully flip folded and stuffed tortilla over and cook other side until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. Repeat process with remaining tortillas, goat cheese, avocado, and salsa to make remaining 3 quesadillas.
  5. Cut each quesadilla into 3 triangles. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Info
256 Calories, 7 g Protein, 10 mg Cholesterol, 32 g Carbohydrates, 12 g Total sugars (3 g Added sugars), 7 g Fiber, 13 g Total fat (5 g sat), 418 mg Sodium, [nutrition:5] Vitamin C, [nutrition:2] Vitamin B6, Folate, Phosphorus, [nutrition:1] Vitamin A, Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (niacin), Vitamin B6, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Magnesium, Potassium