QUESADILLAS WITH AVOCADO

Quesadillas with Avocado image

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 ripe avocado (Hass variety preferred), peeled and mashed
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
2 to 3 dashes hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 (7-inch) flour tortillas
1 cup shredded Oaxaca or Monterey Jack cheese
vegetable oil for frying

Steps:

1. In a bowl, mix the avocado, onion, lime juice, Tabasco sauce, and salt. Lay 3 of the tortillas on a work surface. Spread each tortilla equally with the avocado mixture to within about 1/2-inch from the edge. Sprinkle cheese equally on top of the avocado on each tortilla. Put the remaining tortillas on top to close like a sandwich. Brush each top tortilla lightly with oil. 2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Invert one of the tortilla stacks and lay in the pan, oiled side down. Again brush the top tortilla with oil. Toast until light brown and crisp. With a large wide spatula turn the stack over and brown the second side. Repeat with the remaining stacks. When all are brown and crisp on both sides cut each stack into quarters. Arrange on a plate. Serve warm. From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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