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Roughly translates as 'full time everything!' Leading such a busy life, like so many of us. It's easy to fall into the trap of convenience over quality. But ready meals, sauces in jars and processed food always tasted a bit naff to me. Now cooking from scratch is a big part of my home life and I'm always out to convert people who think they can't, for a number of reasons. I'm always inspired to try new ideas and flavours, and when things work I'll put them on here, alongside some classics of course!

Sunday, 20 January 2013

Roasted veg Quesadillas (hard to spell, easy to make!)


Roasted Veg Quesadillas Vegetarian Vegan Sweet potato

These are inspired by a meal at  a favourite restaurant chain of mine.

So, you can use leftovers to make these. But if not I'll work through it from scratch.

You will need:

1 pepper (I used a red one) half chopped in chunks, the other cut into thin strips
1/2 a red onion - chopped into big chunks
2 medium sweet potatoes - chopped into chunks
2 large tortillas
3 cloves of garlic
Cumin powder or seeds - 1tsp
Paprika - 1tsp
2 tblsp grated cheese (or if you don't eat dairy you can leave it out)

Put the chunky sweet potato, pepper, onion and garlic in a roasting dish.
Drizzle on about 1 tblspn of oil and turn it all over (its easiest with your hands) until it's all coated.
Sprinkle on the cumin and paprika and cook in a preheated oven for 30mins at 190°c, or untill the sweet potato is soft and the edges are starting to catch.

When it's cooked chop/mash it all together (I find using scissors works very well!)
take one of the tortillas and spread the mixture onto 1 half (try to imagine a straight line down the middle) then top the mixture with some slices of fresh pepper and half the cheese. Fold the empty side ontop of the filled side to make a half moon and push down gently.

Lightly oil a frying pan and cook on a medium heat until the tortilla is toasted, then flip it over to toast the other side.
Slice the quesedilla into wedges and serve with some salad leaves and things to dip them in. We had hummus, sour cream and a homemade salsa (recipe here!).

Feel free to try other fillings - if anything works very well I'll let you know!

Enjoy :)


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