Cheese and ham quesadillas

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4.6/5

Viva Mexico! - Jerry

Cheese and ham quesadillas

Quartered quesadillas
Servings:	Serves 4 - Makes 8 quesadillas
Calories per serving:	466
Ready in:	30 minutes
Prep. time:	15 minutes
Cook time:	15 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	JuliaBalbilla
First published:	20th January 2013

A quesadilla is a dish in Mexican cuisine where cheese is placed on a cooking wheat or corn flour tortilla and then folded over and cooked until the cheese melts.

Quesadillas are similar to the dish from San Salvador; pupusas

Ingredients

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• 4 flour tortillas
• 115g (4 oz) thinly sliced cooked ham
• 115g (4 oz) grated Emmental or Gruyere cheese
• 2 tablespoons double cream
• 1 tablespoon chopped gherkins or capers

Method

1. Mix the grated cheese and double cream
2. Roughly chop the ham and stir into the cheese mixture
3. Heat 1 tortilla in a large heavy based frying pan
4. Place a quarter of the mixture in the centre of the tortilla
5. Cook for a minute or two
6. Fold tortilla in half, flip it over and cook for another minute
7. Keep warm while you cook the remaining quesadillas

Serving suggestions

Serve with a salad or curtido

Variations

Add some chopped pickled Jalapeño chillies if you like it spicy

Chef's notes

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