Adam’s Mexican Bean, Corn, Zucchini & Carrot Quesadillas_small

Mexican Bean, Corn and Carrot Quesadillas

Mexican Bean, Corn and Carrot Quesadillas

By: Adam Guthrie

The grated vegies in this dish are somewhat disguised inside the triangles, so they are awesome for getting good nutrition into fussy eaters.


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Ingredients

  • 1½ cups chopped tomato
  • 1 capsicum
  • 1 chilli (optional)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 cups cooked red kidney beans, mashed
  • 1 cup corn kernels
  • 8 whole wheat tortillas
  • ½ cup grated carrot
  • ½ cup grated zucchini
  • ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 avocado, mashed

Method


  • Blend tomato, capsicum, chilli, onion and garlic clove in blender until liquefied. Pour tomato mixture into skillet and bring to the boil.
  • Add mashed kidney beans and corn kernels. Stir and simmer for 20 mins or until it reduces and thickens.
  • Heat large frying pan on medium heat. Place one tortilla in pan. Spoon half a cup of bean mixture on one side of tortilla. Place carrot and zucchini on top of bean mixture, then sprinkle with coriander.
  • Spread mashed avocado on other half of tortilla and fold over. Cook for 1 min, turn with wide spatula and cook for 1 more min or until tortilla is golden brown on both sides.
  • Remove from pan, place on chopping board and cut into pizza-like triangles.

  

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Adam Guthrie

Adam Guthrie

Adam is a vegan whose passion for food began with a life-threatening illness and continues today in a lifestyle built around healthy cooking and eating. Adam is a qualified chef and wellness coach who specialises in a wholefood, plant-based diet. Adam shares how to prepare delicious, healthy food for health, energy and vitality. He conducts online healthy eating and wellness programs and gives keynote talks, live cooking demonstrations and cooking classes on the subject of healthy eating and living well.

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