Cheese Quesadillas With Roasted Garlic Dipping Sauce Recipes

GOAT CHEESE QUESADILLAS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• In a skillet cook onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon oil over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Transfer onion mixture to a food processor and add roasted peppers, basil, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Blend sauce until smooth and transfer to a small bowl. (Sauce may be made up to 3 days ahead and chilled, covered.)
• Put 1 tortilla on a work surface and spread with 1 goat cheese piece, covering surface evenly. Spread 1 tablespoon pesto over goat cheese and cover with one fourth of onion. Repeat layering in the same manner, ending with a tortilla and gently pressing layers together. Make 1 more layered quesadilla with the remaining tortillas, goat cheese, pesto, and onion. Spread top and bottom of each quesadilla with 1/2 tablespoon butter.
• Heat a griddle or well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Cook quesadilla, 1 at a time, gently pressing down with a metal spatula, until golden, about 4 minutes on each side. Cut each quesadilla into 8 wedges and serve warm with roasted red pepper sauce.
• To Roast Peppers:
• Using a long-handled fork, char peppers over an open flame or on a rack set over an electric burner, turning them, until skins are blackened, 4 to 6 minutes. (Or broil peppers on a rack of a broiler about 2 inches from heat, turning them every 5 minutes, 15 to 20 minutes, or until skins are blistered and charred.) Transfer peppers to a bowl and let stand, covered, until cool enough to handle. Keeping peppers whole, peel them, starting at blossom end. Cut off pepper tops and discard seeds and ribs.

THREE CHEESE QUESADILLA WITH MEXICAN DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the dipping sauce: Add salsa to sour cream and mix; set aside.
• Place one tortilla on baking tray and layer on cheese and vegetables. (Note: a sprinkling of ancho, chipotle or other chile powder at this point is good.)
• Place the second tortilla on top. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Broil until cheese is melted. Serve with Mexican Dipping Sauce.

CHEESE QUESADILLAS WITH ROASTED GARLIC DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Wrap pealed shallot and garlic in foil.
• Place in a 450 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
• Melt butter, herbs, and spices until butter is pecan colored the take off burner.
• Carefully take out garlic and shallot
• Chop shallot finely and add to butter.
• Put garlic on cutting bored, add salt, with the flat side of your knife rub garlic firmly until thick paste. Add to the butter.
• Mix butter mixture well,and transfer to a serving dish.
• Oil quesadilla maker and heat.
• Put tortilla on maker add 1 cup of cheese and top with other tortilla. cook until golden.
• Do the same with remaining tortillas and cheese.
• Cut quesadillas in 8 sections and dip in sauce when eating.
• Enjoy!