QUESADILLA WITH CHARGRILLED PEPPER, MUSHROOMS AND REFRIED BEANS
QUESADILLA WITH CHARGRILLED PEPPER, MUSHROOMS AND REFRIED BEANS
QUESADILLA WITH CHARGRILLED PEPPER, MUSHROOMS AND REFRIED BEANS

Ingredients
  • 1 pepper
  • de-seeded
  • sliced
  • 100g/3½oz chestnut mushrooms
  • chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 400g/14oz tinned kidney beans
  • rinsed and drained
  • 4 chestnut mushrooms
  • chopped
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 fresh sage leaves (or pinch dried sage)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 flour tortillas
Directions
  • For the chargrilled pepper and mushrooms
  • toss the pepper and mushrooms together in a bowl with the olive oil
  • then season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a griddle pan until smoking
  • add the pepper and mushrooms and fry for 3-4 minutes
  • or until tender and charred on all sides. Set aside.
  • For the refried beans
  • place all of the beans ingredients into a mini food processor and blend to a smooth paste.
  • For the quesadilla
  • place one tortilla in a heated frying pan
  • spread over half of the refried beans and scatter over half of the chargrilled pepper and mushrooms. Place another tortilla on top and spread over the remaining refried beans
  • followed by the rest of the pepper and mushrooms. Finish with the third flour tortilla on top
  • press down and cover with a lid. Cook over a medium heat for five minutes
  • or until the bottom tortilla is golden-brown.
  • To serve
  • slide the quesadilla onto a serving plate and slice into wedges. Serve.