Fried Quesadillas with Zucchini Flowers

Sustituto de Azúcar
Sustituto de Azúcar
These delicious Fried Quesadillas with Zucchini Flowers are a delightful Mexican recipe that is very easy to cook. The filling of zucchini flowers is delicious and healthy, as zucchini flowers provide various nutrients, vitamins, and minerals beneficial for our body. The string cheese known as Oaxaca cheese is one of the cheeses that contains the least fat. Although these Fried Quesadillas with Zucchini Flowers are fried, the vegetable oil provides lipids that are essential for good nutrition.
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Ingredients
6
Servings
  • 2 cups corn masa flour, for the dough
  • 1/4 cups wheat flour, for the dough 1/4 cups wheat flour, for the dough
  • 1/8 cups vegetable oil, for the dough 1/8 cups vegetable oil, for the dough
  • water, for the dough water, for the dough
  • 1/4 teaspoons salt, for the dough 1/4 teaspoons salt, for the dough
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder, for the dough 1 teaspoon baking powder, for the dough
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cups white onion, sliced 1/2 cups white onion, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 cups zucchini blossoms, cleaned and chopped
  • 1/4 cups epazote, finely chopped
  • 1 pinch salt 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup Oaxaca cheese, reduced-fat, shredded
  • vegetable oil, for frying quesadillas vegetable oil, for frying quesadillas
  • 1 cup lettuce, in strips, for serving 1 cup lettuce, in strips, for serving
  • 1/4 cups sour cream, low-calorie, for serving
  • 1 cup panela cheese, reduced-fat, crumbled, for serving
  • 1/4 cups green salsa, for serving
Preparation
20 mins
25 mins
Low
  • For the dough, in a bowl combine corn flour with wheat flour, oil, water, salt, and baking powder. Knead with your hands and add more water if necessary, until a well-integrated dough forms. Set aside.
  • Heat a medium skillet over medium heat with the oil, add the white onion, garlic, zucchini flowers, and epazote, cook for 5 minutes and season to your taste. Cool the filling and set aside.
  • Form tortillas and fill with reduced-fat Oaxaca cheese and the sautéed zucchini flowers, close the tortillas to form the quesadilla. Shape all the quesadillas and set aside.
  • Heat a small pot with vegetable oil, fry the quesadillas until crispy, and remove excess oil with a paper towel.
  • Open the quesadillas and serve with lettuce, low-calorie sour cream, reduced-fat panela cheese, and salsa.

Nutritional Information

* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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