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Cheesy Mexican Tortillas with Soured Cream and Avocado — Mexican

Cheesy Mexican Tortillas with Soured Cream and Avocado

Crisp golden quesadilla wedges fanned around a glossy mound of green-flecked guacamole, soured cream pooling alongside, with lime wedges and a confetti of coriander and chilli flakes scattered over the top.

  • Prep23 min
  • Cook38 min
  • Total61 min
  • Serves4
Mexicanlunch or dinnereasyweeknight

Ingredients

  • 4 tortilla ses
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
  • 2 deseeded red chillieses
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 deseeded red or green chillieses
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 3 avocados
  • 2 corianders, roughly chopped
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 2 cheddars, grated
  • 2 handful grated red leicester cheeses
  • Warm tortillas, to serve
  • Soured cream, to serve
  • 15g coriander, roughly chopped
  • Lime wedges, to serve

Method

  1. Make the guacamole first. Tip 2 and a half avocados into a food processor with the deseeded tomatoes, red chillies, half the sliced onion and the coriander. Blitz until fine but not completely smooth, about 20 seconds.
  2. Scrape into a bowl. Stir through the chopped tomatoes and the remaining half avocado, roughly diced, so you get pockets of texture. Season generously with sea salt, black pepper and the lemon juice. Taste — it should be bright and properly seasoned.
  3. In a separate bowl, toss the grated cheddar and Red Leicester with the sliced red pepper, chillies, remaining onion and chopped coriander.
  4. Lay a tortilla in a dry non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Scatter half a handful of the cheese mixture across the surface, then top with a second tortilla and press down gently.
  5. Cook for about 1 and a half minutes, until the underside is crisp and golden and the cheese is starting to melt. Flip carefully and cook the other side for another 1 and a half minutes until crispy and the filling is fully molten.
  6. Slide onto a board and repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling.
  7. Cut each quesadilla into quarters and serve with the guacamole, a generous spoonful of soured cream, a squeeze of lime, fresh coriander leaves and a pinch of chilli flakes.

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