Greek Quesadillas

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"These are a delightful variation on the Mexican classic with just the right Greek touch. Quick and easy to prepare, they make the perfect appetizer or snack."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (7 ounce) package fresh baby spinach leaves
• 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 32 inches flour tortillas
• 4 -8 teaspoons butter
• salsa (optional)

directions

1. Cook onion in the olive oil in a large skillet until tender, 5-6 minutes.
2. Add the garlic and heat until fragrant.
3. Add the spinach and cook several minutes until the spinach starts to wilt.
4. Drain the spinach on paper towels and allow to cool while preparing recipe.
5. Mix feta cheese with cream cheese, ricotta, lemon juice, ground cumin, salt and pepper until smooth.
6. Add the spinach to mixture, and stir to combine.
7. Spoon 1/4 of mixture onto one side of a tortilla, leaving the other side bare.
8. Do the same with the others.
9. Heat 1-2 tsp butter in a large clean skillet and place tortilla in it, and when tortilla starts to warm, flip the bare side over onto the filled side using a spatula.
10. When underside begins to turn golden, flip quesadilla, and brown the other side.
11. Repeat with remaining tortillas, keeping finished quesadillas warm while you cook.
12. You may cut the quesadillas into wedges if desired.
13. Garnish with salsa if you wish.

Reviews

[Suzzy Q.]

Delishous!!! I work at a authentic Greek Restaurant and have worked there for nearly 3 years. I eat Greek food quite often and am used to the unique tastes. I found this to be quite excellent. I found that the tortillas became a little flakey when I fried them in olive oil. This reminded me of the filo dough Greeks often use in recipes. This was very yummy!!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Husker Fan]

These were a hit at my girls night party along with some other quesadillas I made. Will make again! Loved these!!

 

[COOKGIRl]

Loved these! Out of ricotta cheese so I used soft tofu instead. Nice "touch" with the nutmeg. Used spelt flour tortillas from Trader Joe's.

 

[PetsRus]

This was our main dish and a nice change to quesadilla's I have made before. It all worked very well and I loved the cumin flavor in it. I might have used a bit more cheese then stated but I usualy do that. I did double the nutmeg since that always goes very well with spinach and cheese. I made the filling in the morning, so putting it together was quick and easy. I seved it with tzaziki to wich I added finely chopped tomatoes..you could call it a Greek Salsa..? A very good meatless meal and a keeper!