Description
Hearty avocado black bean quesadillas combine Mexican-inspired flavors for a quick midweek meal. Crisp tortillas hold creamy beans and rich avocado, offering a satisfying balance of textures and nutrients you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tortillas, large-sized
- 2 avocados, ripe, mashed
- 1 ½ cups cheese, mozzarella, shredded
- ½ cup black beans, cooked
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- ½ red onion, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsps butter
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsps parsley or cilantro, fresh, chopped
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Avocado Preparation: Mash ripe avocados with salt in a mixing bowl until achieving a smooth, creamy consistency.
- Tortilla Modification: Make a strategic cut from the center to the edge of each tortilla, enabling precise folding techniques.
- Ingredient Layering: Distribute shredded mozzarella cheese, diced tomatoes, mashed avocado, and cooked black beans across different quadrants of the tortilla, ensuring even coverage.
- Folding Technique: Rotate the tortilla clockwise, folding ingredients inward and positioning the cheese layer on the exterior for optimal melting and browning.
- Cooking Process: Heat unsalted butter in a large skillet over medium heat (350°F/175°C), carefully place the assembled quesadilla, and cook until each side develops a crispy, golden-brown texture (2-3 minutes per side).
- Sauce Creation: Whisk sour cream with lime juice, salt, and finely chopped parsley or cilantro to create a smooth, zesty dipping sauce.
- Serving: Plate the hot quesadillas immediately, accompanied by the prepared sauce to enhance overall flavor and dining experience.
Notes
- Maximize Avocado Ripeness: Select fully ripe avocados with slight give when gently pressed, ensuring creamy texture and rich flavor for the mixture.
- Perfect Tortilla Technique: Make a strategic center cut to enable seamless folding without tearing, creating a professional-looking quesadilla with clean edges.
- Cheese Melting Hack: Position cheese layer on the exterior surface to guarantee even, golden-brown caramelization and optimal melting during cooking.
- Sauce Flavor Boost: Allow sauce ingredients to rest for 5-10 minutes before serving to help flavors meld and intensify the overall taste profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg