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Blue Cheese and Pear Quesadillas with Mango Salsa

Posted by on Thursday, 03 January 2008 02:35
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Blue Cheese and Pear Quesadillas with Mango Salsa Blue Cheese and Pear Quesadillas with Mango Salsa

This recipe was sent to me from Chef Enedina Andrews of The Clandestine Chef Experience out of Denver, Colorado. I interviewed Chef Andrews as part of my Novice2Pro Chef Interviews. This is one of her favorite recipes.

Chef Enedina Andrews

A Quesadilla Recipe from Chef Enedina Andrews


Blue Cheese and Pear Quesadillas with Mango Salsa
Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 15 min per quesadilla Total Time: .5 hr Servings: 6 quesadillas
Ingredients:
  • For the Quesadillas:
  • 6 oz of soft blue cheese Maytag blue
  • 12 Flour tortillas
  • 1 ripe pear, cut in thin slices
  • 12 whole dried apricots, diced
  • 1/2 cup red onion, diced
  • Canola oil
  • 3 tablespoons honey

  • For the Mango Salsa:
  • 1 ripe mango peeled, cut in small dice
  • 1 small jalapeno, cut in small dice
  • 1/4 cup red onion, cut in small dice
  • Half of one lime zested & juiced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • Salt & pepper
How To Make At Home:

For the Quesadillas
1. Take one tortilla spread the softened blue cheese taking care not to spread to the edges place pears, diced apricots, and red onion on top of cheese, top with an other tortilla.

2. Over medium heat, in a nonstick skillet add a little canola oil to cover the bottom of pan. Place the quesadilla in the pan cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until golden, flip over cook other side.

3. Remove from pan drizzle with honey top with mango salsa and serve.

For the Mango Salsa
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl season with salt and pepper to taste.

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2 comments
  • Comment Link Posted by: Dana Lasswell on Sunday, 01 March 2009 01:48

    Amazing! I left off the honey on the second one as it was a little sweet for me, but superb! I also tried it with carmelized red onions and that was great variation! Thanks so much!

  • Comment Link Posted by: zen herrera on Thursday, 24 January 2008 02:28

    Love all your recipes. Don't have to think anymore of what to cook, I just simply open your site and Presto! Thanks for your wonderful site, its a great help.

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