Friday, May 15, 2009

Chickpea-a-dillas!

Here's another tasty recipe from my handy little Compassion Over Killing booklet. These quesadillas don't involve any weirdo fake cheeses, hold together well, and are really satisfying. This may be my favorite basic vegan quesadilla yet! (I still want to try all these gorgeous quesadillas I am seeing on blogs...the ones with fillings like sweet potatoes, black beans, soyrizo, etc.!) I like more filling in mine than the recipe calls for, but that's an easy adjustment!




Quick Quesadillas


Makes 8 quesadillas

1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans (chick peas)
1/2 cup water-packed roasted red pepper
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon tahini
1 garlic clove, peeled
1/4 teaspoon cumin
8 corn tortillas
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 to 1 cup salsa



Drain the beans and place in a food processor or blender with the next five ingredients. Process until very smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
Spread a tortilla with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the garbanzo mixture and place in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle with chopped onions and salsa.
Top with a second tortilla and cook until the bottom tortilla is warm and soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook the second side for 1 minute. Remove from the pan and cut in half. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.

6 comments:

dsharp88 said...

Looks good - kind of a red pepper hummus with green onion and salsa added. It doesn't get much easier than that! Nice pic, too, with the sliced avocados on the side!

Nicole (anotheronebitesthecrust.wordpress.com) said...

So good!! I need to try this.

DJ Karma said...

I love a good quesadilla- that sounds delicious!

A said...

That looks great. I can't seem to find a good vegan cheese I like either. I'm vegetarian... not fully vegan but I'm always looking for good milk replacements.

Faith said...

Sounds fantastic! I've been getting cheeseless spinach & mushroom quesadillas, and despite the spinach's propensity to fall out, they taste really good.

miss v said...

ooo... i like that this version doesn't require fake cheese! yum!