BLUE CHEESE QUESADILLAS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS TOPPED WITH PAPAYA SALSA

BLUE CHEESE QUESADILLAS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS TOPPED WITH PAPAYA SALSA image

Categories Cheese

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients for Quesadillas:
2 large onions, sliced
1 Tbs. fresh chopped oregano
3 oz. blue cheese
2 oz. Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
6 flour tortillas
2 Tbs. canola oil
Ingredients for Papaya Salsa:
1 tsp. minced jalapeno
1 red bell pepper, minced
1 papaya, skinned and seeded, cut into chunks
1 Tbs. scallions
2 tsp. lime juice
1 tsp. salt

Steps:

Caramelize onions in a little canola oil until they are nice and brown and all the sugars come out; add chopped oregano. In a bowl, stir together onions, bleu cheese, Monterey Jack cheese and salt; let it sit until it reaches room temperature. Place equal amounts of mixture in the middle of tortillas and fold them. Place 2 tablespoons of canola oil in a hot pan and brown the tortillas on both sides. For the salsa, toss together jalapeno, bell pepper, papaya, scallion, lime juice and salt.