Black-bean quesadillas with smoked salmon, goat cheese, & tomatilla salsa

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Time:   25 mins 

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Ingredients

The salsa:

  • 1 lb of fresh tomatillos, husked
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
  • 2 tsp of fresh lime juice
  • ½ tsp kosher salt

The quesadillas:

  • 2 cups of hot, cooked black beans
  • 2 tsp of olive oil
  • 4 tsp of fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp of kosher salt
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • ¼ cup chopped scallions
  • freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 6 oz of soft goat cheese
  • 6 small flour tortillas
  • 6 large slices of smoked salmon

The salad:

  • ¼ cup of orange juice
  • 2 tsp of fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp of mustard
  • 2 tsp of walnut oil
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 10 cups of stemmed arugula
  • 2 yellow bell peppers, cored and cut into thin strips

 

 

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Mexico
Serves 4-5

Directions

1. To make the Salsa, pulse the tomatillas in a food processor until coarsely pureed.

2. Add the cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, and salt and pulse until well combined.

3. Set aside.

4. To make the quesadillas, gently combine the hot beans, oil, lime juice salt, garlic, scallions, and pepper to taste.

5. Keep warm. Spread about 2 tablespoons of goat cheese over half of each tortilla.

6. Using a heaping ¼ of the bean mixture for each tortilla, press the beans into the goat cheese.

7. Trim the salmon slices to fit half of the tortilla and lay the slices with the trimmings over the beans.

8. Fold the tortilla in half and press the sides together.

9. Set aside.

10. To make the salad, whisk together the juices and mustard.

11. Whisk in the walnut oil salt, and pepper.

12. Place the arugula in a bowl and toss with the yellow peppers.

13. Toss with the dressing.

14. Heat a large non-stick skillet.

15. Working in batches, cook the quesadillas until browned and heated through, about 1 to 1 ½ minutes per side.

16. Cut each into tree triangles.

17. Spoon a little salsa onto the center of six large plates.

18. Place three quesadilla triangles around the salsa.

19. Arrange the salad in a circle around the edge of the plates and serve immediately.

 
 

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