- cook white beans and corn
- Prepare dressing for salsa and inside of quasadillas (many ingredients repeat so do it together)
- Make quasadillas
- Finish salsa
Corn white bean salsa
If you do not have limes use rice wine vinegar! ! If you don’t like cilantro you can leave it out or replace it with fresh mint. I love Mexican food and this is an easy go to side dish for any Mexican meat or dairy meal!
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Ingredients:
- 1 bag frozen white beans
- 1 bag frozen corn
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and zested
- 1/2 poblano pepper diced, seed removed for less heat
- 1 cup fresh cilantro finely chopped
- 1 cup fresh basil stems removed, finely chopped
- 1 avocado chopped
- 2 juiced limes or 1/4 cup of rice wine vinegar
- 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt pink Himalayan
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala spice blend
Directions:
- In a medium sized bowl add all the ingredients (except the frozen corn and white beans) and mix well.
- Prepare a large pot with water and salt on high heat and bring to a boil. Add the corn and white beans (don't defrost) together and let cook for 4 minutes.
- Drain and Place in the bowl. Mix well. Serve hot or cold.
Notes & Tips:
You can use canned beans and corn here, it is just cheaper and healthier to use frozen (and takes 4 more minutes).
Cheesy quesadilla
Feel free to play around with this dish! Use any shredded cheese you like, put in thinly sliced tomatoes, peppers, olives...Have fun with it!
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Ingredients:
- 8 large whole wheat tortilla wraps
- 4 cups Gouda cheese shredded
- 1/2 poblano pepper finely chopped, seeds removed for less heat
- 1 cup fresh basil stems removed, chopped
- 6 scallions chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt pink Himalayan
Directions:
- In a medium sized bowl, add the cheese, pepper, fresh herbs, scallions and salt and mix well.
- Prepare a frying pan on high heat and get hot. Add one wrap and 1 cup of the cheese mixture evenly over the whole thing. Place another wrap on top and press down.
- Let cook for 3-4 minutes until bottom is golden, and then using a spatula, turn it over and let cook for 3 more minutes. Cut into quarters and serve hot.
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Leftover tips for tomorrow’s lunch:

If you keep the salsa parve, you can add it to a chicken soup, on top of chicken or fish