Quesadilla with guacamole and baked peppers
3 servings
90 minutes
Quesadilla with guacamole and roasted pepper is an exquisite blend of Mexican classic and European gastronomic notes. Chicken marinated in a spicy honey-beer sauce fills the dish with rich flavor, while grilled sweet pepper adds a light smoky note. Guacamole with cilantro, lime, and garlic provides freshness, while cheddar adds rich creaminess. All ingredients harmoniously combine in a crispy tortilla, creating a rich palette of flavors. Quesadilla is perfect for a cozy dinner or a friendly gathering.
1
Let's make a marinade for chicken breasts. Mix all the spices, honey, wine vinegar, 3 cloves of garlic and pour in beer. It's better to use unfiltered beer. Place the chicken breasts in the marinade and refrigerate overnight.
- Garlic: 6 cloves
- Honey: 20 g
- Red wine vinegar: 20 ml
- Sweet paprika: 10 g
- Ground cumin: 10 g
- Ground black pepper: 7 g
- Lager (pale beer): 200 ml
- Chicken breast: 1 piece
2
Next, we make guacamole sauce. We mash the avocado flesh into a puree, add finely chopped cilantro and chili pepper, and the juice of half a lime. We mash 3 cloves of garlic and add it to the avocado as well. We salt and pepper it. Mix it. Guacamole is ready.
- Avocado: 2 pieces
- Cilantro: 1 bunch
- Chili pepper: 1 piece
- Lime: 1 piece
- Garlic: 6 cloves
- Ground black pepper: 7 g
- Ground black pepper: 7 g
3
Roast the sweet pepper under the grill until blackened. Then place it on a plate and cover with plastic wrap to loosen the skin. After 5 minutes, peel off the skin and cut into random strips.
- Sweet pepper (capsicum): 1 piece
4
Grate cheddar cheese.
- Cheddar cheese: 200 g
5
Slice the tomatoes, add salt and pepper. Add a couple of chopped cilantro sprigs. Drizzle with olive oil and lime juice.
- Tomatoes: 150 g
- Cilantro: 1 bunch
- Ground black pepper: 7 g
- Olive oil: 50 ml
- Lime: 1 piece
6
We fry chicken breasts in vegetable oil until cooked and slice them crosswise.
- Chicken breast: 1 piece
- Sunflower oil: 50 ml
7
We are assembling a quesadilla. On half of the tortilla, we layer in order: guacamole, chicken breast, cheddar cheese, tomatoes with cilantro, strips of roasted pepper.
- Avocado: 2 pieces
- Chicken breast: 1 piece
- Cheddar cheese: 200 g
- Tomatoes: 150 g
- Sweet pepper (capsicum): 1 piece
8
Cover the filling with the second half of the tortilla and fry on a dry skillet on both sides until golden.
- Tortillas: 1 piece
9
Cut into portion pieces. Ready!
