Fresh Cheese, Corn and Bean Quesadillas

Need

• The Quesadillas

• 1 Batch Tortillas Recipe
• 100 Grams black beans rinsed and soaked overnight
• Enough water to cook beans
• 1 corn on the cob
• 1 Bunch fresh coriander or cilantro leaves, stalks and roots
• 65 Grams parmesan, cubed
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/4 red onion
• 2 Pinches pink salt flakes BUY
• 1-2 Teaspoons chipotle chili in adobo sauce
• 230 Grams Queso Fresco Recipe
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) as needed for frying BUY

• Avocado Salsa

• 1-2 avocados, diced
• Handfuls fresh mint leaves, roughly torn
• Handfuls fresh coriander or cilantro leaves, torn (reserved from filling)
• 1 red chilli de-seeded and diced
• 1-2 limes, juice only
• 1 Teaspoon pink salt flakes BUY

Do

1  

Pre-make the Flour and Duck Fat Tortillas and the Queso Fresco ahead of beginning this recipe.

2  

Place soaked beans into simmering basket and insert into Thermomix bowl. Cover with water. Cook 30 min/100°C/speed 3. Drain Thermomix bowl.

3  

Char the corn by placing into an open flame either on a cooktop or barbeque and turning several times until well blackened. Wrap in foil and allow to cool before cutting kernels from the cob.

4  

Place coriander roots and stalks, (reserve leaves for salsa), parmesan and garlic into Thermomix bowl and mill 5 sec/speed 10.

5  

Add onion, salt, chipotle chilli and adobo sauce to Thermomix bowl and blend 2 sec/speed 6. Scrape down sides of bowl.

6  

Add beans, corn kernels, and queso fresco to Thermomix bowl and just combine 2-3 sec/Interval. Finish combining with silicone spatula.

7  

To assemble and cook quesadillas, place a small amount of filling onto a single tortilla, and spread using the back of a spoon. Top with a second tortilla and press down firmly. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling until all used up.

8  

Heat approx 1/2 tsp oil to a medium high heat in a frying pan. Transfer each quesadilla to the hot oil and cook until just browning and fragrant. Turn. Repeat, re-oiling the frying pan each time. Keep hot, cut into wedges and serve with lime cheeks on the side with plenty of the Avocado Salsa.

9  

To make Avocado Salsa, combine all ingredients in a non-reactive bowl and toss gently to combine. It is a good idea to make this before cooking the quesadillas so the flavours can blend a little.