Shrimp & Habanero Quesadillas
Category
Seafood
Servings
Ingredients
- Vegetable or olive oil
- 6 small flour tortillas
-
6 ounces Cabot Habanero Cheddar, grated (about 1½ cups)
- 12 ounces cooked shrimp, halved lengthwise or diced
- 4 green onions, chopped
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
-
Cabot Sour Cream
- Whole sprigs cilantro and lime wedges for garnish
- 1 small head green cabbage, shredded
- 1 carrot, peeled and grated
- 1-2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-½ cups cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 medium tomatoes
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
Cabbage-Carrot Slaw:
Fresh Tomato Salsa:
Directions
- LIGHTLY OILÂ small skillet and place over medium heat. Place first tortilla in skillet until heated through, about 30 seconds per side.
- PLACEÂ one-sixth of cheese on one half of the tortilla, followed by one-sixth of shrimp and green onions. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in half, pressing to seal. Cover to keep warm and set aside. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
- SERVEÂ with small bowl of sour cream and garnish with cilantro and lime wedges. Accompany with Cabbage-Carrot Slaw (recipe below) and Fresh Tomato Salsa (recipe below).
Cabbage-Carrot Slaw:
- COMBINEÂ cabbage, carrots, jalapenos and salt in a large bowl.
- In saucepan, heat vinegar with sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar; pour mixture over slaw and toss together well. Add cilantro and toss again.
Fresh Tomato Salsa:
CUT tomatoes in half crosswise and gently squeeze out and discard seeds.Dice tomato, combine in bowl with remaining ingredients and stir together gently.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- per serving
- Calories
- 297
Amount/Serving
% Daily Value
- Fat
- 14.5 grams
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 6 grams
- 30%
- Cholesterol
- 150 milligrams
- 50%
- Sodium
- 935 milligrams
- 39%
- Carbs
- 19 grams
- 6%
- Fiber
- 1.5 grams
- 6%
- Protein
- 22.5 grams
- Calcium
- 302 milligrams
- 30%