Tortilla cheese turnovers recipe
Kids will fall in love with these tasty cheese and salsa tortillas, called quesadillas in Mexico. They're ready to eat in about 15 minutes, making them a perfect bite to eat when children arrive home hungry.
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 small avocado, peeled, pitted and finely chopped
- 3 spring onions, finely chopped
- 1 lemon (just a squeeze will do)
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (for greasing the pan)
- 4 soft flour tortillas
- 75g reduced fat mature Cheddar cheese, grated
Method
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Make the salsa by mixing together the tomatoes, avocado and spring onions. Add a squeeze of lemon juice, then season the mixture with some pepper.
Information:You can keep the filling really simple with just grated reduced fat cheese and chopped tomato, or whatever you have available!
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Grease a non-stick frying pan with a teaspoon of vegetable oil. Place the pan over a medium-high heat.
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Add a tortilla to the pan and sprinkle a quarter of the cheese over the top. Heat for a few moments until the cheese starts to melt.
Information:For a meat option, add little bits of cooked chicken or chopped ham to the tortillas. Add it just after the cheese but before the salsa.
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Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of the salsa onto half of the tortilla. Fold in half using a wooden spatula or a fish slice, then cook for another few seconds to warm through.
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Slide the cooked tortilla onto a serving plate and cut in half. Continue to cook the remaining tortillas in the same way.
