Strawberry and Pear Quesadillas
This is the Strawberry and Pear Quesadillas recipe.
- Prep: 10 min - 15 min
- Cooking: 10 min
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) Milk
- Butter
- 2 pears trimmed and cut in cubes
- 1 cup (250 mL) strawberries hulled and sliced
- Canola oil
- 4 large 8-inch (20 cm) tortillas
- 1 cup (250 mL) grated Mild Canadian Cheddar cheese
- Yogurt and Lemon Sweet Sauce
- 1 cup (250 mL) plain yogurt
- 1/2 tsp (10 mL) almond extract
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) icing sugar
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Preparation
In bowl, whisk eggs with milk.
In skillet, heat butter over medium heat and cook egg mixture for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour in bowl and stir in pear and strawberries. Reserve few fruit pieces for garnish.
In large non-stick skillet, heat small amount of oil over medium heat. Place 1 tortilla in skillet and sprinkle with 1-quarter of Mild Canadian Cheddar cheese. Top with half the scrambled egg mixture and sprinkle again with 1-quarter of cheese. Top with other tortilla. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp. Gently turn over and cook for another 2 minutes.
Remove from skillet and keep warm. Repeat process with remaining tortillas, cheese and egg mixture.
Cut each quesadilla in 4 slices and serve 2 slices per person. Serve with Yogurt and Lemon Sweet Sauce. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and reserved fruit pieces. Serve with red grapes.
Yogurt and Lemon Sweet Sauce:
In bowl, mix all ingredients until smooth. Set aside.
Tips
Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 433 Calories |
| Protein: | 19.5 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 47 g |
| Fat: | 19 g |
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 33 % / 364 mg |
