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Name: Roast Asparagus & Red Onion Quesadillas with Cumin-Lime Crea
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 Flour tortillas; 1/2 c Sour cream; 1 ts Ground cumin; 1 lb Asparagus trimmed; 1/4 c Fresh cilantro minced, (OPT); 3 tb olive oil; 1/2 lb Pepper jack cheese; 1 lg Red onion cut in 1/4"; 1 ts Fresh lime juice

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INGREDIENTS

8 Flour tortillas
1/2 c Sour cream
LIME CREAM
1 ts Ground cumin
1 lb Asparagus ; trimmed
1/4 c Fresh cilantro ; minced, (OPT)
3 tb olive oil
1/2 lb Pepper jack cheese
1 lg Red onion ; cut in 1/4"
1 ts Fresh lime juice

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 500. Im a large shallow baking pan, toss asparagus with 1 1/2 t oil and salt and pepper to taste until coated well. In another shallow pan, toss onion in similar manner. Roast vegetables in upper and lower thirds of oven, shaking pans ocassionally and switching position of pans in oven halfway through baking, until tender and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Adjust oven to Broil. On a large baking sheet. arrange 4 tortillas in one layer and divide vegetables, cheese and cilantro among them. Cover with remaining 4 tortillas. Brush top of tortillas with remaining 2T oil and broil quesadillas about 3 inches from heat until golden, about 2 minutes. Turn quesadillas with a spatula and broil other side til golden brown. Mix lime cream ingredients while quesadillas broil. Serve with quesadillas Recipe by: Gourmet April 1995 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Montiel Arredondo" on Apr 20, 1998

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Roast Asparagus & Red Onion Quesadillas with Cumin-Lime Crea

8 Flour tortillas
1/2 c Sour cream
 LIME CREAM
1 ts Ground cumin
1 lb Asparagus trimmed
1/4 c Fresh cilantro minced, (OPT)
3 tb olive oil
1/2 lb Pepper jack cheese
1 lg Red onion cut in 1/4"
1 ts Fresh lime juice

Preheat oven to 500.    Im a large shallow baking pan, toss asparagus with 1 1/2 t oil and salt and  pepper to taste until coated well. In another shallow pan, toss onion in  similar manner. Roast vegetables in upper and lower thirds of oven, shaking  pans ocassionally and switching position of pans in oven halfway through  baking, until tender and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from  heat.    Adjust oven to Broil. On a large baking sheet. arrange 4 tortillas in one  layer and divide vegetables, cheese and cilantro among them. Cover with  remaining 4 tortillas.    Brush top of tortillas with remaining 2T oil and broil quesadillas about 3  inches from heat until golden, about 2 minutes. Turn quesadillas with a  spatula and broil other side til golden brown.    Mix lime cream ingredients while quesadillas broil. Serve with quesadillas    Recipe by: Gourmet April 1995    Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Montiel Arredondo" <apocrypha7@hotmail.com>  on Apr 20, 1998

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (1703g)
Recipe Makes: 2

Calories: 4382
Calories from Fat: 1274 (29%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 141.5g	189 %
	Saturated Fat 49.8g	249 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 62.8g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 21.1g
Cholesterol 122.1mg		38 %
Sodium 8296.4mg		286 %
Potassium 2821mg		74 %
Total Carbohydrate 636.4g		187 %
	Dietary Fiber 44.5g	178 %
	Sugars, other 591.9g
Protein 134.8g		193 %
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Calories per serving: 4382

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