Smoked Salmon Quesadillas with Creamy Chipotle Sauce Recipe

Smoked Salmon Quesadillas with Creamy Chipotle Sauce Recipe Smoked Salmon Quesadillas with Creamy Chipotle Sauce Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

These extra-special quesadillas take just minutes to make, but you'll want to savor them for as long as possible. Sprinkle the cheesy wedges with chopped fresh cilantro. —Daniel Shemtob, Irvine, California

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Smoked Salmon Quesadillas with Creamy Chipotle Sauce Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
  • Yield: 3 Servings
20 5 25

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • QUESADILLAS:
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
  • 2 ounces fresh goat cheese
  • 3 flour tortillas (8 inches)
  • 3 ounces smoked salmon or lox, chopped
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped roasted sweet red pepper
  • Coarsely chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

  • In a small bowl, mix the first five ingredients. In another bowl, mix cream cheese and goat cheese until blended; spread over tortillas. Top half side of each with the salmon, shallots and red pepper; fold over.
  • Place quesadillas on a greased griddle. Cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and cheeses are melted. Serve with sauce; top with cilantro. Yield: 3 servings (2/3 cup sauce).

Nutritional Facts 1 quesadilla with 3 tablespoons sauce equals 453 calories, 28 g fat (16 g saturated fat), 74 mg cholesterol, 1,118 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 15 g protein.

Originally published as Smoked Salmon Quesadillas with Creamy Chipotle Sauce in Taste of Home June/July 2012, p36

Tip

Smoked Salmon

Fresh salmon that has undergone a smoking process by either hot or cold smoking. Cold-smoking, producing a product called lox, is brined or cured in salt and/or sugar before smoking at 70-90 degree temperatures. The result is a salmon that is delicate in texture and flavor. It is usually served in paper-thin slices. Hot-smoking is a process in which the salmon is smoked for hours in temperatures of 120-180 degrees producing a firm, flaky texture and a stronger smoky flavor.

Full-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.

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Reviewed on Jun. 03, 2012 by millsapm

Very different and delicious and the kids liked it too, although without the chipotle sauce (we gave them sour cream on top instead). Besides substituting roasted onion for the shallot I followed the recipe exactly (roasted red pepper in the oven, did not use canned). My only complaint is that with the chopping, mixing, and assembly required, the recipe did take a bit longer for me than what it states.

 
 

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