Grilled Green Quesadillas With Brie And Herbs Food

GRILLED GREEN CHILI QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan over high heat. Place whole chiles on grill and char all over. about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and split chiles. Scrape away seeds with a spoon and slice.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium high heat. Char the tortilla and blister it on 1 side, 20 seconds, then flip tortilla. Cover half of the tortilla with cheese and chilies, then fold over. Press down gently with spatula. Cook quesadilla 15 seconds more on each side, transfer to a cutting board. Repeat. Pile up 2 completed quesadillas at a time and cut into 3 generous wedges. The yield will be 12 pieces from 4 quesadillas. Serve slices on a large platter with small dishes of salsa verde and sour cream for topping. Garnish the platter and toppings with chopped cilantro.

APPLE AND BRIE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Toss the apple slices with 2 teaspoons olive oil and cook, turning occasionally, until marked and tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Lay the tortillas on a cutting board. Top each with one-quarter each of the grilled apple and brie on one side, then fold the tortillas in half to cover the filling.
• Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook the quesadillas until golden brown and the cheese melts, about 2 minutes per side. Meanwhile, mix the mustard and maple syrup in a bowl. Slice each quesadilla into wedges. Drizzle with the maple-mustard syrup and top with the bacon.

GRILLED QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mash beans along with 1/2 cup of the salsa with a potato masher.
• Spread mixture evenly over the 4 tortillas leaving a 1/2 inch border.
• In this order sprinkle mixture with onions, olives, coriander and, finally, cheese.
• Fold tortillas over and press to seal.
• Place on greased grill over medium-high heat and cook, turning halfway through, for 8 tp 10 minutes or until browned and crisped.
• Garnish with rest of salsa.

GRILLED TURKEY BRIE QUESADILLAS WITH AVOCADO-RED ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Marinade: Combine maple syrup, horseradish, mustard, ancho chile powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper in small bowl; set aside.
• Relish: Combine avocados, onions, jalapeno peppers, 3 tablespoons cilantro, the lime juice, olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper in medium bowl; set aside.
• Quesadillas: Place the Marinade in large resealable plastic bag. Add turkey; seal bag. Turn bag over to evenly coat turkey with marinade. Refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour to marinate, turning bag occasionally.
• Spray cold grate of outdoor grill with grilling spray. Prepare grill for medium heat. Remove turkey from marinade; discard bag and marinade. Grill turkey 14 to 18 minutes, or until tenderloins are no longer pink in centers (170°F), turning occasionally. Place on cutting board; let stand 10 minutes. Cut into thin slices.
• Place 8 of the tortillas on a clean work surface; top evenly with cheese, onion slices and turkey. Then stack 4 of the prepared tortillas (layers) on the other 4 prepared tortillas (layers).Cover with the remaining 4 tortillas. Brush tops with half of the canola oil. Place, oil-sides down, on grill grate. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown on undersides. Brush remaining tops with the remaining canola oil and carefully turn quesadillas over. Grill until cheese is melted and undersides are golden brown. Remove from grill. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges. Serve with the Avocado-Red Onion Relish.