Roasted Vegetable Quesadilla Recipe With Zucchini, Carrots & Red Cabbage
A high protein Mexican recipe with whole wheat flour, salt - to taste, stalks spring onion (bulb & greens) - finely chopped. Ready in 50 min, serves 6.
Curated byMateo Hernandez🇲🇽
Instructions
22 steps- 1
To begin making the Roasted Vegetable Quesadilla Recipe, first prep all the ingredients and keep them ready for cooking
extra virgin olive oil - for cooking - 2
In a heavy bottomed pan, add a teaspoon of oil and the spring onions, chopped carrots and zucchini
stalks spring onion (bulb & greens) - finely chopped(4)carrots (gajjar) - finely chopped(1)yellow zucchini - finely chopped(1)red bell pepper (capsicum) - finely chopped(1)red cabbage - finely chopped(1 cup) - 3
Saute the zucchini and carrots until they soften a bit
carrots (gajjar) - finely chopped(1)yellow zucchini - finely chopped(1) - 4
Once lightly softened, add the chopped red cabbage and sprinkle salt to taste
salt - to tastestalks spring onion (bulb & greens) - finely chopped(4)carrots (gajjar) - finely chopped(1)yellow zucchini - finely chopped(1)red bell pepper (capsicum) - finely chopped(1)red cabbage - finely chopped(1 cup) - 5
Stir to combine the salt
salt - to taste - 6
Cover the pan and allow the vegetables to get cooked until they have a firm bite to it and yet feel cooked
- 7
Once the vegetables are well roasted and begin to start sweating, add the cumin powder and tabasco sauce and stir well to combine
tabasco original - hot sauce(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 8
Turn off the heat and keep the roasted vegetables aside
- 9
The next step is the make the dough for the tortillas; add the flour to a large mixing bowl, salt and mix well
whole wheat flour(2 cups)salt - to taste - 10
Add little water at a time and knead to make a firm and smooth dough
- 11
Once all the flour has come together, drizzle a little oil in the top and knead again to make a perfect non sticky dough
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 12
Divide the dough into very large lemon size balls and keep aside
- 13
Dust the ball in flour and start rolling into a tortilla of 8 inches in diameter
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 14
Preheat a pan over medium heat and place the rolled out dough on the pan
- 15
Keep pressing, flipping and turning the tortilla, until it gets cooked on both the sides
- 16
Keep pressing around the edges to allow it to get cooked evenly and gets slightly puffed
- 17
Alternatively you can also place it on a gas flame and allow it to puff like how you make phulka
- 18
Once the tortillas are cooked turn the heat to low; add a few tablespoons of the roasted vegetable to one side of the tortilla
- 19
Evenly spread the grated cheese on the top
processed cheese - grated(1 cup) - 20
Fold the empty side of the tortilla over the filled side to make a semi circle
- 21
Press it down, drizzle oil and cook the Roasted Vegetable Quesadilla until golden and crisp on both sides
- 22
Serve the Roasted Vegetable Quesadilla along with Greek Yogurt Dip for a quick weeknight dinner or as a snack for the kids
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Roasted Vegetable Quesadilla Recipe With Zucchini, Carrots & Red Cabbage
A high protein Mexican recipe with whole wheat flour, salt - to taste, stalks spring onion (bulb & greens) - finely chopped. Ready in 50 min, serves 6.
Curated byMateo Hernandez🇲🇽
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Directions
22 steps- 1
To begin making the Roasted Vegetable Quesadilla Recipe, first prep all the ingredients and keep them ready for cooking
extra virgin olive oil - for cooking - 2
In a heavy bottomed pan, add a teaspoon of oil and the spring onions, chopped carrots and zucchini
stalks spring onion (bulb & greens) - finely chopped(4)carrots (gajjar) - finely chopped(1)yellow zucchini - finely chopped(1)red bell pepper (capsicum) - finely chopped(1)red cabbage - finely chopped(1 cup) - 3
Saute the zucchini and carrots until they soften a bit
carrots (gajjar) - finely chopped(1)yellow zucchini - finely chopped(1) - 4
Once lightly softened, add the chopped red cabbage and sprinkle salt to taste
salt - to tastestalks spring onion (bulb & greens) - finely chopped(4)carrots (gajjar) - finely chopped(1)yellow zucchini - finely chopped(1)red bell pepper (capsicum) - finely chopped(1)red cabbage - finely chopped(1 cup) - 5
Stir to combine the salt
salt - to taste - 6
Cover the pan and allow the vegetables to get cooked until they have a firm bite to it and yet feel cooked
- 7
Once the vegetables are well roasted and begin to start sweating, add the cumin powder and tabasco sauce and stir well to combine
tabasco original - hot sauce(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 8
Turn off the heat and keep the roasted vegetables aside
- 9
The next step is the make the dough for the tortillas; add the flour to a large mixing bowl, salt and mix well
whole wheat flour(2 cups)salt - to taste - 10
Add little water at a time and knead to make a firm and smooth dough
- 11
Once all the flour has come together, drizzle a little oil in the top and knead again to make a perfect non sticky dough
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 12
Divide the dough into very large lemon size balls and keep aside
- 13
Dust the ball in flour and start rolling into a tortilla of 8 inches in diameter
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 14
Preheat a pan over medium heat and place the rolled out dough on the pan
- 15
Keep pressing, flipping and turning the tortilla, until it gets cooked on both the sides
- 16
Keep pressing around the edges to allow it to get cooked evenly and gets slightly puffed
- 17
Alternatively you can also place it on a gas flame and allow it to puff like how you make phulka
- 18
Once the tortillas are cooked turn the heat to low; add a few tablespoons of the roasted vegetable to one side of the tortilla
- 19
Evenly spread the grated cheese on the top
processed cheese - grated(1 cup) - 20
Fold the empty side of the tortilla over the filled side to make a semi circle
- 21
Press it down, drizzle oil and cook the Roasted Vegetable Quesadilla until golden and crisp on both sides
- 22
Serve the Roasted Vegetable Quesadilla along with Greek Yogurt Dip for a quick weeknight dinner or as a snack for the kids
Rate this recipe
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