Pear Quesadillas With Tomatillo Salsa

Recipe Ingredients

		Tomatillo Salsa
8		Tomatillos - chopped
3 tablespoons	45ml	Rice vinegar
3 tablespoons	45ml	Olive oil
		Salt - to taste
		Quesadillas
4		Flour tortillas - 10-inch
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Dill Havarti cheese - grated
4		Pears - sliced thin
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter - plus
2 teaspoons	10ml	Butter - for sauteing

Recipe Instructions

For the Tomatillo Salsa: Combine tomatillos, vinegar, oil and salt in small bowl.

For the Quesadillas: Lay tortilla on work surface. Spread 1/4 cheese across 1/2 of tortilla, then top cheese with 1 sliced pear. Fold over tortilla. Repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese and pears.

Melt 2 teaspoons butter in skillet over medium heat. Saute tortilla on both sides until cheese is melted and tortilla is crisp, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining tortillas, melting 2 teaspoons butter to saute each.

Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges. Spoon Tomatillo Salsa over top and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 704 calories; 923 mg sodium; 128 mg cholesterol; 54 grams fat; 41 grams carbohydrates; 17 grams protein; 2.33 grams fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 09-08-1999

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