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These quesadillas make a filling lunch. You can cut them
into small triangles and serve as hors d'oeuvres. Use fat-free canned
refried beans instead of making your own to save time. (Low-sodium
beans are preferable.)
cup dried pinto beans (2 cups cooked)
cup chopped cilantro
3 vine-ripened tomatoes, diced small
teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
4 fat-free flour tortillas
8 ounces fat-free jack-style soy cheese, grated by hand (about 1 cup)
Canola oil cooking spray
Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water. Cook over high
heat until beans are tender, about 1 hours. Drain. (You can make
these a day ahead.)
Place beans in a bowl and mash with a spoon. The mixture should
look chunky.
Add cilantro and tomatoes to beans. Mix well.
Stir in cumin and salt.
Place a tortilla on your work surface. Spread of the bean
mixture over half the tortilla. Top with cup grated soy cheese and
fold tortilla in half. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
Spray a griddle or a large saut pan once with cooking spray.
Heat over medium heat and toast filled tortillas on each side as you
would a grilled cheese sandwich.
Cut quesadillas into 4 equal triangles. Serve with Sweet Pea
Guacamole and Roasted Tomato Salsa.
| Yield: 4 quesadillas, Per
serving: 403 calories, 4.3 g. total
fat, 0.7 g. saturated fat, 27.9 g. protein, 64 g. carbohydrate,
0 mg. cholesterol, 916 mg. sodium, 12.5 g. dietary fiber. |
Published: August 17, 2001
Source:The Taste for Living Cookbook, by Beth Ginsberg and Mike
Milken
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