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Mexican beef & veggie quesadillas with peach mango salsa & garlic aioli recipe

Mexican veggie quesadillas with peach mango salsa & garlic aioli

Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
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Equipment

  • 1 Large frypan
  • Baking paper
  • 1 Baking tray
  • 1 Large bowl

Ingredients

Filling

  • 2 corn cob
  • 1 brown onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 400 g brown lentils canned
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp Mexican seasoning
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
  • 1 cube vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • ¼ cup baby spinach

Quesadillas

  • 12 mini tortillas
  • 50 g Cheese
  • oil spray

Salsa

  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 lime
  • 2 peaches
  • 1 mango
  • 1 red capsicum
  • ½ red onion
  • 1 bunch coriander

To serve

  • ¼ cup garlic aioli

Instructions

Before you start

  • Preheat oven to 220 °C or 200 °C fan bake. Line one or two oven trays with baking paper.

Prep filling

  • Microwave 2 corn cob for 5 minutes, then set aside to cool, before removing the husks and silks and slicing off the corn kernels. Peel and finely slice 1 brown onion. Grate 1 carrot. Drain and rinse 400 g brown lentils.

Cook filling

  • Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frypan over high heat and cook lentils, onion and carrot, for 4-5 minutes. Add 2 tbsp Mexican seasoning, corn, ¼ cup tomato paste, crumble in 1 cube vegetable stock, 125 ml of water, and 1 tbsp maple syrup and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add ¼ cup baby spinach to the filling and toss until wilted. 
    TIP: Add a splash of water if the mixture looks dry.

Cook quesadillas

  • Arrange 12 mini tortillas on the prepared baking trays. Divide the filling between tortillas, spooning it onto one half of each tortilla, then grate over 50 g Cheese. Fold the empty half of each tortilla over to enclose the filling and press down with a spatula. Spray the tortillas lightly with oil spray, and season with salt and pepper. Bake the quesadillas until the cheese has melted and the tortillas are golden, 5-8 minutes. Spoon any overflowing filling back into the quesadillas.

Make salsa

  • Meanwhile, peel and mince 1 tsp ginger. Slice 1 lime in half, grate the zest of one half, then juice it. Slice the remaining half into wedges. In a large bowl combine lime zest, lime juice, ginger, and a generous pinch of salt. Adding to the same bowl as you go - dice 2 peaches, 1 mango and 1 red capsicum. Peel and finely dice ½ red onion. Roughly chop 1 bunch coriander. Toss well to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

To serve

  • Divide the Mexican veggie quesadillas between plates with a dollop of garlic aioli for dipping. Serve the peach mango salsa on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 692kcal | Carbohydrates: 107g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 1172mg | Potassium: 1175mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 31g | Calcium: 286mg | Iron: 8mg