Grilled Shrimp Tapenade Quesadillas

Name: Grilled Shrimp Tapenade Quesadillas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 fillets anchovy fillets or 1 3/4 teaspoons anchovy paste; 2 Tbsps capers, drained; 8 10-inchs (10-inch) flour tortillas; 1 garlic clove; 340 grams cups shredded Gruyère cheese; 227 grams pitted kalamata olives; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 340 grams shrimp, cooked, peeled, and deveined

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Grilled Shrimp Tapenade Quesadillas a try. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This pescatarian recipe has 674 calories, 37g of protein, and 36g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. If you have olive oil, kalamatan olives, flour tortillas, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

With food processor running, drop garlic through food chute; process until minced.

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Add anchovies, capers, and olive oil; process until finely minced.

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Olive Oil

Capers

Add olives, processing just until chopped. (Do not overprocess; mixture should be chunky.)

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Combine olive mixture and shrimp in a large bowl; toss well.

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Olives

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Place 4 tortillas on a large baking sheet.

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Tortilla

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Sprinkle each tortilla with 1/3 cup cheese; top with one-fourth of shrimp mixture. Top shrimp mixture with remaining cheese.

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Place remaining tortillas over cheese, pressing down gently.

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Grill, covered, over medium heat (300 to 35

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for 2 minutes. Quickly and carefully turn quesadillas, using a large, wide spatula. Grill, covered, 2 additional minutes or until cheese melts and tortillas are golden.

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Cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges, and serve immediately.

Tip: Turning the quesadillas quickly keeps their juices from dripping, which can cause flare-ups and burned tortillas.

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Servings:

6fillets

anchovy fillets or 1 3/4 teaspoons anchovy paste 2Tbsps

capers, drained 810-inchs

(10-inch) flour tortillas 1

garlic clove 340grams

cups shredded Gruyère cheese 227grams

pitted kalamata olives 2Tbsps

olive oil 340grams

shrimp, cooked, peeled, and deveined

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp works really well with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. One wine you could try is Santi Sortesele Pinot Grigio. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 17 dollars.