Quesadillas with Colorful Salsa

Prep: 25min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 15min
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The Quesadillas with colorful salsa from Spoonsparrow get the metabolism going thanks to the capsaicin in chilies and peppers.

Ingredients

  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 small green bell pepper
  • 1 bundle radishes
  • 5 g dill (1 handful)
  • 2 stalks lemon balm
  • 2 Spring Onions
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 4 Tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 80 g Serrano ham
  • 1 red chili pepper
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 150 g Manchego cheese (50% fat in the mix)
  • 4 whole wheat tortilla sheets

Instructions

  1. 1.

    For the salsa, peel, wash and finely dice the peppers and radishes. Wash, dry, sift and chop dill and lemon balm. Trim spring onions, wash, set one aside, cut the other into long pieces. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and marinate with salt, pepper, lime juice and oil.

  2. 2.

    Slice ham into wide strips. Cut the reserved spring onion into fine rings. Peel, wash, deseed and finely dice the chili pepper. Peel and finely chop garlic. Grate cheese.

  3. 3.

    Heat a large non‑fat pan. Place one tortilla sheet in it. Sprinkle 1/4 of ham, cheese, spring onion, garlic and chili over it and fold the tortilla. Fry on medium heat for 2 minutes until golden brown. Flip and cook for another 1–2 minutes. Keep warm in a preheated oven at 100 °C (fan 80 °C; gas: lowest setting).

  4. 4.

    Prepare the remaining quesadillas in the same way. Cut them in half and top with salsa.