Grilled Portabella Quesadillas Food

GRILLED PORTOBELLO AND SUMMER SQUASH QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium high. Brush all of the vegetables with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
• Place the vegetables on the hot grill and cover. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes, flip and continue grilling another 5 to 8 minutes, or until charred and soft. Transfer vegetables to a cutting board and chop into bite sizes.
• Heat a skillet to medium-high and add enough oil to lightly coat the surface.
• Place one large flour tortilla on the hot skillet and sprinkle desired amount of mozarella cheese (I use about 1/4 to 1/3 cup per quesadilla) over the whole tortilla. Cook for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until cheese is mostly melted.
• Layer a generous amount of vegetables over half of the tortilla, then fold tortilla in half. continue cooking until tortilla reaches desired level of crisp. Transfer to a cutting board and chop into pieces. Repeat for remaining ingredients.

GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Several hours before cooking, place portobello mushrooms in a large sealable plastic bag. Pour in some olive oil, enough to coat all mushrooms, plus some excess. Sprinkle a little salt and some cracked pepper into the bag. Add about a tablespoon of minced garlic. Seal bag and shake. Refrigerate for a few hours.
• Preheat grill to high, remove the mushrooms from the bags and place on grill for 5 to 7 minutes per side or longer; you really can't overcook them. Flip them every few minutes or so.

GRILLED PORTOBELLO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium. In a small bowl, whisk together oil and vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Brush both sides of mushrooms with oil mixture; starting with stem side up, grill mushrooms until tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp paring knife, 8 to 12 minutes, turning once. Remove from grill; slice 1/2 inch thick.
• Layer one half of each tortilla with cheese, scallions, mushroom slices, and then more cheese, dividing toppings evenly. Fold tortilla over filling; using your hands, carefully transfer filled tortilla to grill. Cook until tortilla is slightly charred and cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve with salsa, and garnish with sour cream, if desired.

GRILLED PORTOBELLO AND RAJAS SALSA TACO WITH QUESO FRESCO

Steps:

• Heat a grill to medium high.
• For the Bobby's rub for beef and pork: Combine the ancho chile, coriander, mustard, paprika, black pepper, salt, chile de arbol, cumin and oregano in a bowl. Set aside 2 tablespoons for the mushrooms. (Store the remaining spice rub, tightly covered, in a cool, dry place for up to 6 months.)
• For the portobello mushrooms and rajas: Brush the mushrooms generously with canola oil and season the gill sides with the reserved 2 tablespoons spice rub. Brush the Anaheim chile and bell peppers with canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Put the mushrooms spice-side down on the grill. Put the peppers on the grill and cover the grill. Grill the mushrooms, turning once, until a knife inserted in the thickest part meets no resistance, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and tent with foil to keep warm. Grill the Anaheim chile and bell peppers, turning, until charred on all sides, 10 to 15 minutes (the Anaheim will take a few minutes less than the bell peppers). Transfer the peppers and chile to a bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rest 10 minutes.
• For the tortillas and toppings: While the peppers rest, warm the tortillas on the grill a few seconds on each side; keep warm.
• Remove the skins and seeds from the bell peppers and chile. Thinly slice the peppers, chile and mushrooms and combine in a bowl. Add the cilantro, olive oil, scallions, Fresno chiles, lime juice and salt and pepper.
• Fill the tortillas with the vegetable mixture and top with queso fresco and a squeeze of lime.

GRILLED PORTABELLA QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• 1. Combine oil and garlic in small bowl. Brush caps with garlic oil. Spoon remaining garlic oil over mushroom gills.
• 2. Grill mushrooms, gill-sides up, 4 - 6 minutes; slice into 1/4-inch strips and season with salt.
• 3. Place 4 tortillas on lightly oiled grill rack. Top with spinach, portabellas, cheese, tomatoes and 4 remaining tortillas. Grill 1-2 minutes until lightly toasted. With a wide spatula, carefully flip and toast other side 1 minute. Cut each quesadilla into quarters.

MARINATED AND GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat grill or grill pan.
• Clean mushrooms and lay with gills up in a shallow baking pan. In a bowl combine olive oil, butter, red pepper flakes, garlic, wine and zest. Whisk to combine and pour over mushrooms. Marinate mushrooms at room temperature for 20 minutes, turning once. Pat mushrooms dry and place gill side up in grill pan. Grill slowly for about 20 minutes, then turn and grill for about 5 to 10 minutes more. Slice and serve with polenta. Garnish with chopped parsley.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Cut portabello mushrooms into slices about 1/4" thick.
• Heavily spray large baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
• Spread mushrooms in single layer on sheet; place garlic on there also.
• Bake in 450 degree oven for about 30 minutes, or until roasted and tender.
• Lightly spray baking sheet.
• Place tortillas on baking sheet.
• Remove skin from garlic; mash garlic on tortilla with fork, spread around.
• Do the same with the other tortillas.
• Chop mushroom into pieces and divide among tortillas.
• Mix together cheeses in a bowl; put approximately 1/4 cup of cheese blend on each tortilla.
• Divide oregano among tortillas, and add a pinch of cayenne, if desired.
• Fold tortilla in half and spray top lightly with olive oil spray.
• Bake in 450 degree oven for approximate 5-8 minutes, or until cheese is melted and top is lightly browned.
• Cut each quesadilla into 3 pieces and serve.

GRILLED PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Remove stems of mushrooms and wipe them with a damp cloth.
• Preheat the broiler or grill.
• Mix oil, vinegar, herbs and garlic in a bowl.
• Brush mushrooms with the mixture.
• Grill or broil the mushrooms 3-5 minutes per side or until soft and brown.