Salsa Stoup With Avocado Smash And Double Decker Baked Quesadillas Food

SALSA STOUP AND DOUBLE DECKER BAKED QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300.
• Heat a medium soup pot over medium high heat. Add the vegetable oil and the jalapenos, bell peppers, onions, celery and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, then sauté the veggies for 5 minutes.
• Add all the tomatoes and stock and bring to a bubble. Reduce the heat to a simmer and stir in the cilantro.
• Paint one side of 2 tortillas with oil and place them, oil side down, on a large cookie sheet.
• Mix the cheddar with the scallions and divide them between the tortillas evenly.
• Top with another tortilla and top each of these with equal amounts of pepper jack cheese.
• Set the last tortillas on top and brush the tops with oil.
• Bake the quesadillas for 10 minutes, and then cool for 5 minutes to set. Cut each into 6 wedges.
• Serve each bowl of stoup with 3 wedges of quesadilla and sour cream for topping either.

ROASTED POBLANO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Heat the broiler to high.
• Char the poblanos under the broiler to blacken their skins on all sides, 7 to 8 minutes. Place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let stand 10 minutes.
• Peel and seed the peppers, then slice. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and add a tortilla, cover the tortilla with 1/2 cup cheese and 1/4 of the peppers. Fold the tortilla in half and cook 2 minutes to crisp and char the tortilla evenly and melt cheese. Remove and cut into wedges; repeat.

AVOCADO SMASH

Steps:

• Cut the avocados in half and discard the pits. Using the tip of a paring knife, score the avocado flesh into medium squares. Use a large spoon to scoop out the cubes into a bowl.
• Add the lemon juice and salt. Mix, smashing gently with a fork or spoon. The dip should be chunky and well combined.

CHORIZO QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat a nonstick skillet or griddle pan to high heat. Blister a flour tortilla for 20 seconds, flip. Cover half the tortilla surface with shredded cheese, bits of chorizo or andouille, and chopped scallions. Fold the tortilla in half and cook a minute longer, 30 seconds on each side, pressing down gently with a spatula. Cut quesadillas into 4 wedges and top with salsa.
• For salsa, combine ingredients in a small bowl and spoon over wedges of quesadilla, as you snack.

THE BEST RESTAURANT SALSA MADE AT HOME

Steps:

• Basically, you just stir up the ingredients and you got it, but since the original recipe called for a 6 pound can of tomatoes I'm really just estimating what I've done to make it a smaller batch.
• I take the pickled jalapeños (which at my store comes as jalapeño rings) and I chop them up fine in my mini processor. Once chopped up fine, I add what I'm estimating as 1 to 2 teaspoons of jalapeños. For those of you who don't measure like me, it seems to be about 6 or 7 medium sized rings from the jar. However, I'm sure size differs from brand to brand. I also like to add a little bit of the juice from the jar, b/c I think that's what helps give it that restaurant flavor. Just a few dribbles.
• My suggestion is to go light on the jalapeños for your first try. Don't trust the first taste of the salsa -- wait until the next day and taste it. It gets hotter after it has had time to sit. So if the next day it isn't hot enough for you, add more chopped jalapeños or just add a little of the jalapeño juice from the jar.
• When it comes to salt be careful not to over salt -- though I've found if I go too light then it doesn't taste right (taste more like store bought). So again, go light and then add small amounts till it tastes right. Same thing with the garlic powder.
• Remember you can always add but ya can't take out. Course, my first batch was so hot that I had to add another 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes before we could eat it (I think that was about 2 tablespoons of jalapeños and some of the juice!).
• The key to it is to be flexible, be willing to try different amounts till it tastes like you want. Have fun with it!

BAKED QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lay out two tortillas on two baking sheets.
• Sprinkle a layer of cheese over each tortilla.
• Sprinkle other toppings over each tortilla.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the fillings.
• Lay the other tortillas on top.
• Bake for about 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and tortillas have reached desired crispiness.
• Top with salsa and sour cream.
• Other ideas: fill with onions, jalapenos, tomatoes, cilantro, whatever leftover meats you have on hand, diced or ground. You could also top with guacamole.