Courgette-Blossom Quesadillas

Ingredients for Courgette-Blossom Quesadillas

• 120g chopped white onion

• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 1 medium tomato, chopped

• 170g courgette blossoms, coarsely chopped (375g )

• 250g corn tortilla flour (masa harina

• 250g )

• 350ml warm water

• 200g Oaxacan string cheese, shredded

• Equipment: 2 (6-inch) squares cut from a 1-quarts sealable plastic bag

• a tortilla press

• a comal (flat metal griddle) or metal pizza pan (not nonstick)

• Accompaniment: salsa

How to make Courgette-Blossom Quesadillas

Cook onion, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoons salt in oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring, until onion is softened. Add tomato and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomato breaks down, 3 to 5 minutes. Add blossoms and 1/4 teaspoons salt, then cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.

Combine tortilla flour, water, and 1/4 teaspoons salt in a large bowl and knead until a uniform dough forms, about 1 minute.

Pinch off enough dough to form a 1 1/2-inch ball and transfer to a plate; dough should be moist but not sticky. If necessary, knead in a little more tortilla flour or water. Form remaining dough into about 13 (1 1/2-inch) balls, transferring to plate, and cover with plastic wrap.

Press 1 ball of dough between plastic squares in tortilla press to form a 5 1/2- to 6-inch tortilla (less than 1D16 inch thick). Peel off 1 plastic square, then, holding tortilla in your palm, put 1 rounded tablespoon cheese (15g) on one side of tortilla and spread 1 rounded tablespoon filling in a flat layer over cheese, leaving a 3/4-inch border. Fold tortilla in half, using plastic square as an aid, and pinch edges to seal, flattening slightly.

Make more quesadillas in same manner, arranging them in 1 layer and covering with plastic wrap.

Very lightly oil comal (or pizza pan), then heat over medium-high heat until hot, about 2 minutes. Cook quesadillas, 3 at a time, until edges loosen from comal and brown spots appear on underside, 2 to 4 minutes, then turn over and cook, gently pressing quesadillas flat with a metal spatula if necessary, until brown spots appear on underside, 2 to 4 minutes more. Serve immediately with salsa on the side.

Disclaimer

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