mexican

Black Bean Quesadillas with Pico-Style Salad

Crispy cheese-crusted quesadillas, fresh tomato salad, lime crema

30 min· Easy· serves 2· vegetarian

$4.98/serving$5.18at the cheapest of your stores this week · 11 ingredients on sale

Ingredients

Method

Prep

1Prep

  • Drain and rinse the black beans.
  • Mash the beans roughly with the cumin and chili powder, seasoning with salt.
  • Dice the pepper and slice the green onion, then fold them into the beans.
  • Grate the cheddar.
Pico-style salad & crema

2Pico-style salad & crema

  • Dice the tomato and ¼ of the red onion and chop the cilantro if desired.
  • Toss them with the juice of half the lime and a pinch of salt.
  • Stir the juice of the other half into the sour cream.
Griddle

3Griddle

  • Spread the bean mash over half of each tortilla.
  • Top with the cheddar and fold the tortillas over.
  • Brush a pan with oil and cook over medium 2 to 3 minutes per side, pressing with a spatula, until deep golden and molten inside.
Plate

4Plate

  • Let the quesadillas rest for 1 minute.
  • Cut into wedges and serve with the salad and lime crema.

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