Surimi and Papaya Quesadillas with Mango Cream

Name: Surimi and Papaya Quesadillas with Mango Cream
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 11/15 cup cream cheese goat, or fresh goat cheese, crumbled; 1 clove garlic chopped; 1/2 onions small, chopped; 1 red chili peppers fresh, chopped; 1 red bell pepper roasted, peeled and chopped, or marinated red pepper; 2 tablespoons fresh coriander chopped; 1/2 lime or lemon; 7 ounces surimi sticks, or crabsticks, crumbled; 1 papaya small, peeled, deseeded and chopped; 1 pinch salt; 4 tortillas wraps, flour or corn; 1 mango large, ripe, peeled, stoned and chopped; 1/2 cup cream thick; lemon juice to taste

La Cocina de Babel

14Ingredients

520Calories

35Minutes

Description

Spicy and tropical, these Surimi and Papaya Quesadillas are accompanied by a cool mango cream for a Mexican inspired dish straight from the Gulf of Mexico. The surimi and papaya mixture is made from a combination of cream cheese, chili peppers, and roasted red peppers and seasoned with garlic, fresh coriander and lime. Heated until golden on each side, these seafood quesadillas are a delicious lunch option during the summer.

Ingredients

servings:

170 grams cream cheese (goat, or fresh goat cheese, crumbled)
1 clove garlic (chopped)
1/2 onions (small, chopped)
1 red chili peppers (fresh, chopped)
1 red bell pepper (roasted, peeled and chopped, or marinated red pepper)
2 tablespoons fresh coriander (chopped)
1/2 lime (or lemon)
200 grams surimi (sticks, or crabsticks, crumbled)
1 papaya (small, peeled, deseeded and chopped)
1 pinch salt
4 tortillas (wraps, flour or corn)
1 mango (large, ripe, peeled, stoned and chopped)
120 milliliters cream (thick)
lemon juice (to taste)

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Directions

1In a large bowl, mix together the cheese, garlic, onion, peppers, chili, coriander, salt, and lime juice.
2Add the surimi and papaya, and mix carefully so as not to squash the papaya.
3Lightly grease a heavy frying pan with olive oil.
4Place a quarter of the mixture on one half of a tortilla wrap and fold over.
5Heat the frying pan and brown the quesadilla for 2–3 minutes on each side until golden on the outside and hot on the inside.
6Repeat this action with the remaining tortillas.
7To prepare the mango cream, place all the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
8Serve the quesadillas accompanied by the mango cream.