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Grilled Vegetable Avocado Quesadillas (vegan)
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Grilled Vegetable Avocado Quesadillas

Vegan quesadillas stuffed with avocado instead of cheese and fresh grilled vegetables
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 Quesadillas
Calories: 402kcal
Author: Julia

Ingredients

Chipotle Cashew Cream:

  • 1 cup raw cashews soaked 2 to 8 hours
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt to taste

Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas:

  • 2 California avocados mashed
  • 2 bell peppers color of choice, cored and halved
  • 2 medium zucchini squash sliced lengthwise
  • 1/4 red onion sliced
  • 2 large gluten-free flour tortillas
  • olive oil for grilling

Instructions

Prepare the Cashew Cream Sauce:

  • Add the ingredients for the chipotle cashew cream sauce to a blender or food processor and process until completely smooth - you may need to stop the blender and scrape the sides a few times. Transfer to a jar and refrigerate until ready to use. Note: the sauce will thicken in the refrigerator.

Prepare the Quesadillas:

  • Mash the avocados in a bowl and sprinkle with sea salt to taste.
  • Preheat the grill to medium high. Brush all of the vegetables with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
  • Place the vegetables on the hot grill and cover. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes, flip and continue grilling another 5 to 8 minutes, or until charred and soft. Transfer vegetables to a cutting board and chop into bite sizes.
  • Heat a large skillet to medium-high and add enough oil to lightly coat the surface.
  • Place one large flour tortilla on the hot skillet and spread half of the mashed avocado mixture over the whole tortilla. Cook for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Layer a generous amount of vegetables over half of the tortilla, then fold tortilla in half. continue cooking until tortilla reaches desired level of crisp. Transfer to a cutting board and chop into pieces. Repeat for remaining ingredients.
  • Serve quesadillas with chipotle cashew cream sauce and chopped green onion.

Notes

Nutrition Facts are based on using Udi's gluten-free tortillas.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Quesadilla | Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Sodium: 781mg | Fiber: 20g | Sugar: 5g