Friday, February 17, 2012

Healthy Alternative to Your Calorie-Heavy Quesadilla

OK. So I waited a week. No responses. So let's just stick to some recipes. I always wanted a virtual vegan recipe book anyway.

This little lunch favorite of ours takes about 10 minutes including prep and pressing.


EASY VEGAN QUESADILLA

Ingredients
1 wrap (I use Trader Joe's olive oil whole wheat wraps)
1 pearl tomato, thinly sliced
1/4 or 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced
2 white button mushrooms, thinly sliced
3 large basil leaves
3/4 cup daiya vegan mozzarella cheese (yup, it melts like dairy cheese)

Preparation
  • Spread the daiya out on one half of the wrap, then layer ingredients over the cheese one at a time. Feel free to get creative with ingredients (I've made some killer squash and avocado quesadillas), but be careful not to make it too thick or it won't press well.
  • Fold and press -- ideally with sandwich press, or you can heat a skillet on the stove and press by hand with a spatula. Press until daiya begins to sizzle.
  • Serve with salsa and fresh lime.

For more information on daiya (pronounced DAY-uh) and their products, check out their website.

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