Sweet caramelized onion, is paired with creamy avocado, spicy salsa and cheese, in crisp flour tortillas.
Since I was cleaning out the fridge, before my next grocery order, I took this opportunity to make quesadillas with things I needed to use up. Half onions (I found 3!), avocado that needed to be eaten, salsa close to it's Best Before date. I'm a huge fan of caramelized onions, craving them lately, so I wanted to try making my quesadillas with them. I knew avocado would pair nicely, so I threw that in too. The result was a slightly sweet, spicy and creamy quesadilla. They were awesome and a total hit. A perfect, quick meatless meal!
1 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 Tbs olive oil
salt & pepper
1/2 tsp brown sugar
1 Tbs balsamic vinegar
2 avocados, thinly sliced
medium or hot salsa
1/2 C Colby Jack cheese
6 flour tortillas
In a small skillet, heat the oil over medium low heat. Add in the onions and toss to coat with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and golden brown. Add in the balsamic vinegar, sprinkle with brown sugar and toss to coat. Remove from heat.
In a clean skillet, over medium heat place 1 flour tortilla. Sprinkle with a pinch of cheese, and spread with a thin layer of salsa. Add 1/3 of the caramelized onion and a few slices of avocado. Sprinkle with a second generous pinch of cheese and top with a second flour tortilla. Cook for 2 minutes, or until tortilla starts to brown. Carefully flip and cook on the second side for 3 minutes; until tortilla starts to turn golden brown. Remove from skillet and repeat with remaining 4 tortillas.
Let cool for 5 minutes, before cutting.
There's just something AMAZING about caramalized onions! I bet these are amazing. Thanks to keto tortillas, I'll be able to try this one out! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI agree, nothing better than slowly cooked sweet onion!!
DeleteThis is such a great idea for a meatless quesadilla!
ReplyDeleteThank you! My daughter and I aren't huge meat eaters, so we love these!
DeleteMouthwatering! Absolutely what I was looking for and I will definitely will make it for my family. They will love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
DeleteSo making these!!!! Thanks for the recipe!������
ReplyDeleteOoooh I love this twist on the classic quesadilla! Sometimes cleaning out the fridge of random ingredients works out really well & this looks like it did just that! Plus, avocado with anything is just amazing anyway 😂
ReplyDeleteYum! Avocado is one of my favorite things, and these look amazing!
ReplyDeleteI have all of these ingredients on hand all of the time! So making them!
ReplyDeleteThis post is making my mouth water just reading this. We make quesadillas all the time and my family is going to love this version!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so amazing, I love the big chunks of avocado!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a keeper for the recipe file. Avocado is one of my favorite foods.
ReplyDeleteOh my do these sound delicious, especially with those thick slices of avocado. Yummy!
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