| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Dairy, Vegetables, Grains |
Italian |
Cheese-md, Italian-md |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 4 |
|
Plum tomatoes, finely diced |
| 1/2 |
c |
Basil leaves, cut in thin |
|
|
strips |
| 1/4 |
c |
Olive oil |
|
|
Balsamic vinegar |
|
|
Salt and pepper |
| 1 |
lb |
Freshly grated mozzarella |
|
|
cheese part skim or |
|
|
whole |
|
|
milk |
| 1/2 |
c |
Ricotta cheese, part skim or |
|
|
whole milk |
| 4 |
|
Trimmed green onions, thinly |
|
|
sliced |
| 1/4 |
c |
Pitted oil cured olives |
|
|
finely sliced |
| 1 |
c |
Marinated artichoke hearts |
|
|
finely chopped |
|
|
Crushed red pepper flakes |
|
|
to taste |
| 8 |
|
Flour tortillas |
|
|
Vegetable oil, to cook the |
|
|
quesadillas optional |
| 1/4 |
c |
Toasted pine nuts, optional |
INSTRUCTIONS
In a mixing bowl combine the tomatoes, basil, olive oil and season to
taste with balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. In a mixing bowl combine
the mozzarella cheese, ricotta, green onion, olives and artichoke
hearts; season with salt and crushed red pepper flakes. Spread some
mixture on one half of each tortillas, leaving about 1/4-inch between
the filling and the edge of the tortilla. Fold each tortilla in half.
Fry the tortillas in a little bit of vegetable oil for about a minute
a side until golden and cheese has melted; keep warm in low oven until
ready to serve. Top with tomatoes and basil and pine nuts. Alternate
way to do is to preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spread stuffing over
entire surface of tortillas without folding them. Set them on a baking
sheet and bake for 5 minutes or until cheese has melted. Fold over and
serve with topping. Especially good for children: set aside some plain
mozzarella mixed with ricotta and fill the kids tortillas with this
rather than the more elaborate filling. Yield: 4 servings Copyright,
1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved MC Busted by Gail
Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net> by TVFN Website on May 11, 1997 Recipe
by: COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6687 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest
V1 #608 by 4paws@netrax.net (Shermeyer-Gail) on May 12, 1997
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