Farmer's Market Vegetarian Quesadillas

Summertime means great farmer's market shopping time! Every Saturday morning there's a small farmer's market right across the street from where I live, and there are several others within a short drive as well. You can use any fresh veggies for this recipe, depending on what's in season and available. The only thing I changed in the recipe is that I spread the veggies over half of each tortilla and then folded it before frying; personally, I find it easier to flip the tortilla this way.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow squash
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• cooking spray
• 6 (9 inch) whole wheat tortillas
• 1 1/4 cups shredded reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. In a large nonstick pan, cook red pepper, zucchini, yellow squash, onion, and mushrooms in olive oil over medium to medium-high heat for about 7 minutes, or until just tender. Remove vegetables from pan.
2. Spread some cheese over half a tortilla, then top with 1/6 of the vegetable mixture. Top with another sprinkle of cheese. Fold the tortilla.
   
3. Coat the same pan from Step #1 with cooking spray, and place a folded tortilla in the pan. Cook until golden on both sides, for approximately 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove quesadilla from pan, and repeat with remaining ingredients. Cut each quesadilla into 4 triangles with a pizza cutter. Serve hot.

Yield: 6 servings

Links:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/farmers-market-vegetarian-quesadillas/Detail.aspx