Recipe - Refried Bean And Monterey Jack Quesadillas W Pickled Onion

PICKLED ONIONS
1 md Red onion, cut into thin
slices
1 cup Cider vinegar
2 teaspoon Pickling spices
1 teaspoon Salt

QUESADILLAS
4 tablespoon Olive oil
One half cup Onion, chopped
Three fourths teaspoon Ground cumin
Salt and freshly ground
black pepper to taste
1 cup Canned pinto beans, rinsed
and drained
One fourth cup Water
4 7inch flour tortillas
1 cup Grated monterey jack cheese

GARNISH
Sour cream
Cilantro sprigs

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.

In a saucepan combine the red onion, vinegar, pickling spices and salt and
bring to a simmer. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer
mixture to a bowl and chill.

In a heavy skillet heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over moderately high
heat and cook the onion until tender and golden. Add the cumin, salt and
pepper and cook until the aroma of the cumin is released, about 1 minute.
Add the beans and water and cook, stirring and mashing until beans are
coarsely mashed, about 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and
pepper if necessary.

Brush one side of 2 tortillas with remaining oil and place, oilside down,
on a baking sheet. Divide the bean mixture between the 2 tortillas and
sprinkle each with a 1/3 cup of the cheese. Cover with the remaining 2
tortillas and lightly brush with oil. Bake the quesadillas in the middle of
the oven until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining cheese
over each quesadilla and continue to bake until the cheese melts. Transfer
the quesadillas to a cutting board and cut into 6 wedges. Top each wedge
with a small dollop of sour cream, some pickled onion and a sprig of
cilantro. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings

Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #8883 Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #627 by
"Angele and Jon Freeman" jfreeman@netusa1.net on May 31, 1997