Spinach and cheese quesadillas
Quesadillas can be cooked in a heated sandwich press, just make sure you gently wrap the quesadilla in baking paper before pressing, to stop the filling from burning the press.
- 40 mins cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
Spinach and cheese quesadillas
- 1/3 cup (65g) low-fat cottage cheese
- 50 gram (1½ ounces) baby spinach leaves
- 1 avocado (200g), chopped finely
- 1/2 cup (100g) canned kidney beans, rinsed, drained
- 125 gram (4 ounces) canned corn kernels, rinsed, drained
- 1 tomato (150g), seeded, chopped finely
- 1 red onion (100g), chopped finely
- 1 zucchini (120g), gratedcoarsely
- 8 x 15cm (6-inch) flour tortillas
- 1/2 cup (50g) coarsely grated reduced-fat mozzarella
- 2 tablespoon loosely packed fresh coriander leaves (cilantro)
Method
Spinach and cheese quesadillas
- 1Blend or process cottage cheese and spinach until smooth.
- 2Combine avocado, beans, corn, tomato, onion and zucchini in a medium bowl.
- 3Preheat grill (broiler).
- 4Place four tortillas on oven trays; spread spinach mixture over tortillas, leaving a 2cm (¾-inch) border around the edge. Spread avocado mixture over spinach mixture; top each with the remaining tortillas.
- 5Sprinkle mozzarella over quesadilla stacks. Grill quesadillas until browned lightly. Serve sprinkled with coriander.