Smoked salmon quesadillas with avocado salsa

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1 tablespoon canola oil
1 cup coarsely chopped sweet onion, such as Vidalia or Maui
1 1/2 cups chopped red sweet peppers (2 medium)
1/2 cup light cream cheese spread, softened
6 8-inch whole grain tortillas
2 cups lightly packed fresh spinach leaves
2 4 ounce piecessmoked salmon, flaked, with skin and bones removed
Nonstick cooking spray

Avocado Salsa
1/2 of an avocado
2 gold or green kiwifruits
1 medium tomato
2 tablespoons sliced green onion tops
1/4 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel
1 tablespoon lime juice

Prep. Time → 30 min

Cook Time → 15 min

1. In a large nonstick skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sweet peppers. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes more or until peppers are tender and onions are golden brown, stirring occasionally.

2. Spread cream cheese evenly onto tortillas. Divide spinach among tortillas, arranging spinach on one half of each tortilla. Top with flaked salmon and onion mixture. Fold tortillas over filling. Lightly coat both sides of each folded tortilla with cooking spray.

3. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Heat a clean large nonstick skillet or grill pan over medium heat. Add two of the quesadillas to the skillet or grill pan. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until tortillas are browned, turning once. Repeat with the remaining quesadillas. Keep cooked quesadillas warm in the oven while cooking the remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into four wedges. Serve with Avocado Salsa.

4. Avocado Salsa:
Seed, peel, and chop avocado; place in a small bowl.

5. Peel and chop kiwifruits; add to avocado in bowl.

6. Seed and chop tomato. Add chopped tomato, green onion tops, lime peel, and lime juice to avocado mixture. Toss to combine.

appetizers July 16, 2013 17:36

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Chris Ice
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43 years old
Portland, United States