These Vegetarian Quesadillas Are Cooked Entirely on the Grill

Vegetarian quesadillas featuring charred grilled zucchini and corn with melted pepper Jack cheese are complemented by a spicy blended peanut and chipotle salsa.

Category Tags:

EntreeSide DishDinnerLunch

Cuisine Tags:

AmericanMexican

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Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, cook peanuts for 1 minute until golden, then remove from heat, add garlic, and cool for 10 minutes.

  2. Blend chipotles, vinegar, sugar, oregano, and the cooled oil-peanut mixture until smooth; season with salt and set aside.

  3. Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.

  4. Brush corn and zucchini with oil, season with chili powder and salt, then grill for 8 to 10 minutes until charred and tender.

  5. Remove corn kernels from cobs and chop zucchini into small pieces.

  6. Reduce grill heat to medium. Place tortillas on the grill, spread with cheese, and top one half of each with the corn and zucchini mixture.

  7. Cover and grill for about 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and the tortillas are crisp.

  8. Fold the plain side of each tortilla over the filling and press gently.

  9. Cut quesadillas into four wedges and serve with the blended salsa.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 859 kcal
Carbohydrate: 55 g
Cholesterol: 66 mg
Fiber: 6 g
Protein: 30 g
Saturated Fat: 18 g
Sodium: 1295 mg
Sugar: 8 g
Fat: 60 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g