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Blue Cheese and Pear Quesadillas with Mango Salsa

This delightful recipe is easy to follow and perfect for any occasion.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

For the Quesadillas
  • 6 oz blue cheese like Maytag blue
  • 12 flour tortillas
  • 1 pear ripe, cut in thin slices
  • 12 whole dried apricots diced
  • ½ cup red onion diced
  • canola oil
  • 3 tablespoons honey
For the Mango Salsa
  • 1 Mango ripe and peeled, cut in small dice
  • 1 small Jalapeño cut in small dice
  • ¼ cup red onion cut in small dice
  • ½ lime zested & juiced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro finely chopped
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

For the Quesadillas
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  1. Take one tortilla spread the softened blue cheese taking care not to spread to the edges.
  2. Place pears, diced apricots, and red onion on top of cheese, top with an other tortilla.
  3. Over medium heat, in a nonstick skillet add a little canola oil to cover the bottom of pan. Place the quesadilla in the pan cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until golden, flip over cook other side.
  4. Remove from pan drizzle with honey top with mango salsa and serve.
For the Mango Salsa
  1. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl season with salt and pepper to taste.