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Greek Quesadillas
We love Mexican food. We love Greek food. Why have I never thought to combine the two? Probably because I incorrectly assumed that they could not be successfully blended. Well, I stand corrected. Since a quesadilla is essentially a sandwich, it is just as highly adaptable as a sandwich can be. You can fill them with pretty much whatever you like. We generally stick to the usual suspects – chicken, veggies, Mexican spices, and of course cheese. But when I saw this idea for a quesadilla containing the Greek flavors I love so much…well, I don’t think I’ve ever saved a recipe so fast in my life. We enjoyed this as a meatless entree, but you could add chopped chicken or shrimp if you require something more. I made tzatziki sauce for dipping and then we repurposed it the following night with the fabulous chicken gyros. So, that was two home run dinners in a row. I highly recommend the pairing :) The version below contains estimate quantities since you can use as much or as little of an ingredient as you prefer. It’s pretty hard to go wrong here!
Ingredients
4 large (10-inch) whole wheat tortillas
Olive oil
Fresh spinach leaves, chopped (about 2 cups)
Diced red onion (about ½ cup)
Roasted red peppers, chopped
Oven-dried tomatoes
Sliced black olives
Mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1-1½ cups)
Crumbled feta cheese (about 2/3 cup)
Oregano (dried or fresh)
Red pepper flakes
Directions
Place tortillas on a work surface. Very lightly brush one side of each tortilla with olive oil and flip over so the oiled side is facing down. Sprinkle the chopped spinach leaves over half of each tortilla, leaving a small rim around the edge. Layer in a similar fashion with red onion, roasted red pepper, tomatoes, olives, cheeses, oregano, and red pepper flakes as desired. Fold over the bare half of each tortilla, enclosing the fillings.
Warm a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat and if needed, lightly oil the cooking surface. Carefully place assembled quesadillas in the pan and cook, turning once, until each side is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Slice into triangles and serve warm.
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This looks so good! My husband and I usually do Gruyère, chicken, and mushroom quesadillas, but this will definitely be what we try next time!
I saw this recipe (well, a similar one!) in a magazine recently and made it… so simple and delicious! I’m a sucker for feta.
Oh, yes. These look delicious. You’re right! It’s an unexpected combo, but it seems to work great! We’re big quesadilla fans too!
Mmm the perfect combination of flavours for a quesadilla! Yum!
These look delicious! I love Greek pizza, so why not Greek quesadillas? :)
Totally making these for lunch one day! Always have these ingredients on hand. Annnd, I just happen to have pitas on the menu this week. Meant to be, my dear. Meant to be!
My Mr will FLIP over these!! Thanks!
yum! we just got a quesadilla maker and I have been looking for some more fun, creative ideas for it!
Looks delicious!!
Quesadillas are one of my favorite dinners! This variation sounds delicious!
ooo they look delicious!! I love putting a different spin on something like quesadillas, especially when they can be inspired from a different part of the world!
Those look awesome! I love all Greek flavors, so these are definitely getting a try at my house!
These sounds perfect! I love all Greek flavors!
These look delicious! Such an innovative idea!
I really love quesadillas for a nice, quick and easy weeknight dinner! Plus, I love taking half for lunch the day after.
Ohhhhh!!!! I love it too! And awesome that you have a tzatziki recipe! Good find, Annie!!!
Great idea!
Great idea! Sounds super delicious!
We love, love love quesadillas. In fact, when we use to live 5 minutes from our job we would go home on our lunch break and make quesadillas. Even though we’ve somewhat curbed our quesadilla intake, these might have to make an appearance soon!
Greek and Mexican are probably my top 2 favorite foods, so this is perfect!! :)
quesadillas are my favorite quick lunch to make. This is an awesome twist one something that was getting a little tired and old! Long live the quesadilla!
I am glad you all love my country’s cuisine! I love your work…I visit your blog every single day!!The combination of tzatziki and gyros is fantastic…I would suggest you try it with parsley next time…lots of love from Greece :D
Genius! What a spectacular idea! I’m pretty sure I could never be dairy free…no fun :)
K
I haven’t but if you read through the comments on that post, I believe another reader recently used part wheat flour with great success. I don’t remember what brand I purchased and don’t have one that I’m loyal to (yet).
Annie, I am from Germany and I love love love your blog. I bought myself cup measurements after spending a year in the US and now I use them for cooking and baking the goodies you post!
I tried the Greek Quesadillas yesterday and what can I say: my hubby and I were in love! We both love Mexican and Greek food and this was so easy to make!
Thanks so much for sharing,
A huge fan from Germany,
Anja
I am so glad! Thanks for reading :)
Just made these for dinner! OMG so easy and so delicious, just found another veggie dinner to add to the weekly rotation. Looking forward to using leftover ingredients for lunch tomorrow!