Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, olive tapenade quesadilla. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Olive Tapenade Quesadilla is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Olive Tapenade Quesadilla is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook olive tapenade quesadilla using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Olive Tapenade Quesadilla:
- Make ready 1 handful stoned green olives
- Take 1 handful stoned black olives
- Get 1 handful walnuts
- Prepare 1 tablespoon capers
- Prepare 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan
- Prepare 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- Prepare 1 good glug of extra virgin olive oil
- Take 4 soft tortillas
- Get 70-100 g tuna mayonnaise (optional)
Instructions to make Olive Tapenade Quesadilla:
- Combine the olives, capers, walnuts, Parmesan and rosemary in a pestle and mortar, add a good glug of oil and grind to a rustic consistency. Only use the tips of the rosemary not the stalks. Use more olive oil if required so that it's not too dry. Add a good grind of black pepper to taste.
- Lay out two tortillas on a chopping board and spoon the mixture on, spread even across and near to the edges. Add the tuna mayo on top if you feel like it and spread evenly. Lay another tortilla on top of each to make a "sandwich".
- In a medium hot frying pan add the tiniest drop of olive oil, put the quesadilla and work it around. I'll try with a dry pan next time as I'm sure that will work too.
- Cook for a minute or so each side and keep turning so it takes on a nice colour but doesn't burn. When you're happy with the colour both sides remove, cut into quarters and serve.
- Let the good times roll!
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