Roasted Pepper and Goat Cheese Quesidillas with Garlic Prawns

You will never have enough of these! Good hot or cold! They are great for parties and get-togethers. You won’t be able to keep up with the requests for more more more.
Ingredients -
10 Extra-Large Tortillas
20 large Tiger Prawns (shelled & deveined)
2 teaspoons Roasted Chopped Garlic (see roasted garlic recipe)
2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cayenne Pepper
1 ounce Premium Tequila
1 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup Ricotta
3/4 cup Goat Cheese
1/2 cup Fresh Salsa
1/2 cup Fresh Chopped Cilantro
1 tablespoon Chili Powder
1 large Head Garlic (roasted)
8 ounces grated Jalapeno Pepper-Jack Cheese
3 large Roasted Red Bell Peppers (can be in jars)
4 large Roasted Poblano Peppers (can substitute whole Ortega chili’s)
1/2 cup Sun Dried Tomatoes in Oil
 
Preparation:

1. Marinate the prawns with the chopped garlic, olive oil, cayenne pepper, salt and tequila for two hours.

2. Place the prawns on a barbecue and cook them for 1-1/2 minutes on each side or until pink and opaque.

3. Mix the Ricotta cheese with the roasted garlic, salsa, cilantro and chili powder.

4. Cut the roasted red bell peppers, the roasted poblano peppers, and the sundried tomatoes into julienne strips.

5. Spread the Ricotta mixture on 1/2 the tortilla.

6. Cut the tiger prawns in half lengthwise and place 4 of the halves across the bottom 1/3 of the tortilla.

7. Put about one tablespoon of each of the red bell pepper and the poblano pepper along with 1 teaspoon of the sun dried tomatoes on top of the prawns.

8. Top this off with a good portion of shredded pepper jack cheese.

9. From the bottom, fold up the tortilla on itself to make a 1-1/2" to 2" flattened roll.

10. Put to the side ten tortillas until they are filled. You can make these a few hours ahead of time.

11. Grill the quesadillas on each side for 2 minutes on a hot barbecue or until the cheese is melted.

12. Cut into four even pieces and serve hot with green salad, rice and beans.

 



Cooking Tip
Butterfly Tiger Prawns
To butterfly tiger prawns you want slice the prawns down the curved part of the tail with a very sharp paring knife then remove the alimentary tract. Spread the prawns open and lay them between two sheets of wax paper and gently pound thinner.

Party Planning Tip
Guest Expectations
If you would like your guests to bring something to your party, be sure to include that in your invitation. Nothing is worse that showing up to a party empty handed when something is expected.