Packed full of vitamins, these tasty and fun mushroom quesadillas will definitely be a hit with little ones.
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 20 minutes (10 – 20 minutes preparation)
What You’ll Need:
- 450g white button mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 wraps
- 2 cups shredded cheese, plus extra for garnish
- 2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and thinly sliced
- Salsa verde and diced tomatoes, for garnish
What To Do:
This recipe can be prepared on the grill or stovetop.
If grilling:
- Preheat grill. While grill heats, toss mushrooms with oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Cook mushroom in one layer in a grill basket, in batches if necessary.
- Cook until one side is deep brown, about 6 to 10 minutes; turn and grill other side till a similar color is achieved, another 6 to 10 minutes. Cooking times may vary.
If sauteing:
- Heat olive oil in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add a single layer of mushrooms and cook, without stirring, for about 5 minutes or until mushrooms become red-brown on one side.
- Add salt, flip mushrooms and cook about 5 minutes more, until other side is same color.
To assemble:
- While mushrooms cook, assemble quesadillas; distribute half the cheeses and all avocado slices on left half of six tortillas.
- When mushrooms are done, distribute mushrooms and cilantro leaves, if desired, among tortillas and top with remaining cheese.
- Fold tortilla in half and grill or warm in skillet until cheese begins to melt, then flip to cook other side.
- Transfer to cutting board, cut into wedges and serve with salsa verde, tomatoes and additional cheese.
Recipe from moretomushrooms.com.