Corn Quesadilla

A quesadilla is a Mexican dish which involves cooking ingredients, most popularly cheese, inside a tortilla. This sweet corn, red onion and sweet pepper filling is delicious and very popular with kids.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1 small red onion, chopped
• 1/2 red or orange pepper, deseeded and diced
• 1 x 198g Green Giant sweet corn, drained
• 1 tbs balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbs honey
• 4 Old El Paso flour tortillas
• 4 heaped tbsp salsa (mild or medium, according to your taste)
• 100g grated Cheddar
• Sour cream and guacamole (optional), to serve

Method
1. Heat the oil in a large pan or wok and stir fry the onion and pepper for 3 minutes.
2. Add the sweet corn and continue to cook for another 2 minutes or until the onion and pepper are soft.
3. Add the balsamic vinegar and honey and cook for a further minute, then remove from the heat and season to taste.
4. Spread half of each tortilla with a tablespoon of salsa. Scatter a little cheese over the salsa and divide the corn mixture between the tortillas.
5. Top with ¾ of the remaining cheese and roll up. Secure with a cocktail stick and put on a baking sheet.
6. Sprinkle over the remaining cheesePreheat grill to high and grill the quesadillas for 1 - 2 minutes each side, until the filling is hot and the cheese has melted.

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 20 mins

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