Blue Cheese Quesadillas With Caramelized Onions Topped With Papaya Salsa Food

CARAMELIZED ONION AND JALAPENO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion until softened and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add jalapeno peppers to onion; cook and stir until onion is browned, about 10 minutes more. Transfer onion mixture to a plate.
• Heat about 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet and add 1 tortilla. Top tortilla with 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend, 1/2 of the onion mixture, and 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend, respectively; top with 1 tortilla. Cook quesadilla until browned and cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining oil, tortillas, cheese, and onion mixture.

BLUE CHEESE ONION QUESADILLAS WITH PAPAYA SALSA

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Heat two tablespoons of canola oil in a saute pan.
• Add onions, saute until caramelized and add the oregano.
• Transfer into a medium-size bowl and add the cheeses.
• Mix together, adding salt to taste.
• Let the mixture chill or become room temperature.
• Spoon an even amount of the mixture onto each tortilla.
• Heat remaining canola oil in pan, fold over each filled tortilla and place in pan.
• Saute tortillas until golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!
• Salsa:.
• Place fruit and vegetables in a bowl.
• Add the lime juice, sugar and and salt.
• Toss the mixture and chill.
• Serve atop the Blue-Cheese Onion Quesadillas.
• Yield: 4 servings.

CARAMELIZED ONION QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Caramelized Onions: heat the olive oil in a large skillet and add the onion. Cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Add the vinegar and sugar. Cook for 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and the mixture is light brown. Remove from the heat.
• Place 3 tortillas on a baking sheet. Cover each tortilla with fontina cheese, caramelized onion and goat cheese. Top each with a second tortilla. Brush the tops with olive oil.
• Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and the cheese is melted. Repeat until all ingredients are used.
• Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges.
• Serve hot.

BLUE CHEESE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Place cream cheese, blue cheese and green onions in food processor container; cover. Process until well blended.
• Spread each tortilla with 2 Tbsp. of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle shredded cheese over 5 of the tortillas; top with remaining tortillas, cream cheese sides down.
• Coat griddle or large skillet with cooking spray. Cook quesadillas 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned on both sides. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges. Serve warm with Pear Apple Chutney.

PASTA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS & BLUE CHEESE (MOOSEWOOD)

Steps:

• Cook pasta until al dente.
• Heat oil in a 12-14 inch skillet at medium heat.
• Add onions, salt and pepper.
• Cook until lightly caramelized (golden brown color).
• Add wine, broth or water.
• Cook on low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat when pasta is done.
• Dip out a cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain pasta.
• Place pasta in your serving dish.
• Toss in onion mixture and blue cheese, until the pasta is coated.
• Use a bit of the cooking water that you saved to "wash" the remaining onion mixture from your pan. Add the mixture to the pasta. Add more cooking water to the pasta if it seems dry.
• Serve hot.

BLUE CHEESE QUESADILLAS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS TOPPED WITH PAPAYA SALSA

Steps:

• Caramelize onions in a little canola oil until they are nice and brown and all the sugars come out; add chopped oregano. In a bowl, stir together onions, bleu cheese, Monterey Jack cheese and salt; let it sit until it reaches room temperature. Place equal amounts of mixture in the middle of tortillas and fold them. Place 2 tablespoons of canola oil in a hot pan and brown the tortillas on both sides. For the salsa, toss together jalapeno, bell pepper, papaya, scallion, lime juice and salt.