SMOKED SALMON QUESADILLAS with GOAT CHEESE

SMOKED SALMON QUESADILLAS with GOAT CHEESE takes roughly 31 minutes from beginning to end. This hor d'oeuvre has 705 calories, 28g of protein, and 42g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. For $4.66 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. This recipe from Panning The Globe requires vegetable oil, cream cheese, flour tortillas, and smoked salmon. 193 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. With a spoonacular score of 87%, this dish is excellent. Try Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Bruschetta, Smoked Salmon Goat Cheese Scramble, and Smoked Salmon & Goat Cheese Recipe for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 16 minutes

 

Ingredients:

½ cup slivered basil leaves, plus extra for sprinkling on top

4 ounces whipped cream cheese

8 flour tortillas (8-inch)

6 ounces goat cheese, from a log

Zest of 1 large lemon

8 ounces smoked salmon, sliced into 1-inch strips

Vegetable oil for sautéing

Equipment:

bowl

oven

frying pan

baking sheet

pizza cutter

Cooking instruction summary:

Assemble Quesadillas Preheat oven to 225ºF. In a medium sized bowl stir cream cheese and goat cheese until thoroughly combined. Set 4 tortillas out on the counter. Spread each tortilla with ¼ of the goat cheese mixture. Evenly distribute the salmon slices, basil and lemon zest. Cover each with a second tortilla and press down gently.Cook Quesadillas Heat 2 teaspoons of oil over medium-high heat in a large cast iron or non-stick skillet. (for speed, work with two skillets) Place a quesadilla in the skillet and cook for about 2 minutes, until crisp and golden brown on the bottom. Flip quesadilla and brown on the other side. Transfer the quesadilla to a large baking sheet in the oven, to keep warm while you cook the remaining quesadillas. Slice quesadillas into quarters with a pizza cutter, and arrange on a platter.Optional garnish Sprinkle slivered basil over the quesadillasNote: if you're doubling or tripling the recipe, brown each tortilla on just one side. After a few minutes - when they cool, lay half of them out a flat surface, uncooked-side up. Spread the goat cheese mixture on the uncooked side and assemble the fillings on top. Cover with another tortilla, browned side up, pressing down gently. Place all the assembled quesadillas on baking trays and pop them in a 250F preheated oven for 10 minutes, just before serving.

 

Step by step:


1. Assemble Quesadillas Preheat oven to 225ºF. In a medium sized bowl stir cream cheese and goat cheese until thoroughly combined. Set 4 tortillas out on the counter.

2. Spread each tortilla with ¼ of the goat cheese mixture. Evenly distribute the salmon slices, basil and lemon zest. Cover each with a second tortilla and press down gently.Cook Quesadillas

3. Heat 2 teaspoons of oil over medium-high heat in a large cast iron or non-stick skillet. (for speed, work with two skillets)

4. Place a quesadilla in the skillet and cook for about 2 minutes, until crisp and golden brown on the bottom. Flip quesadilla and brown on the other side.

5. Transfer the quesadilla to a large baking sheet in the oven, to keep warm while you cook the remaining quesadillas. Slice quesadillas into quarters with a pizza cutter, and arrange on a platter.Optional garnish Sprinkle slivered basil over the quesadillas

6. Note: if you're doubling or tripling the recipe, brown each tortilla on just one side. After a few minutes - when they cool, lay half of them out a flat surface, uncooked-side up.

7. Spread the goat cheese mixture on the uncooked side and assemble the fillings on top. Cover with another tortilla, browned side up, pressing down gently.

8. Place all the assembled quesadillas on baking trays and pop them in a 250F preheated oven for 10 minutes, just before serving.


Nutrition Information:

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704k Calories
28g Protein
41g Total Fat
53g Carbs
24% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
704k
35%

Fat
41g
65%

  Saturated Fat
25g
158%

Carbohydrates
53g
18%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
63mg
21%

Sodium
1391mg
61%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
28g
56%

Vitamin D
10µg
67%

Selenium
44µg
64%

Phosphorus
427mg
43%

Vitamin B1
0.55mg
37%

Folate
137µg
34%

Vitamin B12
2µg
33%

Vitamin B3
6mg
33%

Manganese
0.59mg
30%

Copper
0.57mg
29%

Iron
4mg
27%

Vitamin B2
0.39mg
23%

Calcium
208mg
21%

Vitamin A
1028IU
21%

Vitamin K
21µg
20%

Vitamin B6
0.33mg
17%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

Magnesium
42mg
11%

Fiber
2g
10%

Potassium
316mg
9%

Zinc
1mg
9%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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