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Caprese Salad Quesadillas
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Caprese Salad Quesadillas

This easy Mediterranean diet friendly recipe for delicious Caprese Salad Quesadillas has options for low carb and gluten free diets.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time18 minutes
Course: Easy
Cuisine: Italian
Search Result: Cheese, easy, Italian, Mediterranean Diet, Quesadillas
Servings: 4
Servings: 1g
Author: 🔪 Food, Wine, and Love

Ingredients

  • Tortillas or wraps- 4. This could include the standard tortilla or wrap options. There are also gluten free wraps low carb wraps, and even more Mediterranan diet friendly whole wheat wraps that you could use in this recipe.
  • Mozzarella Cheese– 4 slices or 1 ½ to 2 cups of shredded or chunks.
  • Tomatoes- 2 medium to large sliced.
  • Fresh Basil Leaves– ½ cup sliced julienne style.
  • Olive Oil – 2 tablespoons or as needed for drizzling. Can use alternatives. Balsamic dressing Greek Vinaigrette, or Italian Dressing are all good choices.
  • Seasonings as desired This can include Italian Seasonings Salt, and/or Pepper.

Instructions

  • If you plan to cook or grill your quesadilla start here. Otherwise, go to the next step. Preheat your grill or a skillet with a bit of Olive Oil or nonstick .
  • Open up your first wrap or tortilla on a cutting board or similar clean surface. On one side of the tortilla layer your tomatoes and cheese. Then add the basil and drizzle a bit of olive oil or alternative on top.
  • Grill or cook lightly covered until the cheese melts (about 3 minutes per side). Or serve without grilling. Repeat until all quesadillas are made.

Recipe Notes

I mentioned above that you have options for the wraps that you choose to use in your recipe. There are standard tortilla or wrap options. There are also gluten free wraps, low carb wraps, and even more Mediterranean diet friendly whole wheat wraps that you could use in this recipe.
I also mentioned that there are options to drizzling olive oil on top of the salad ingredients.
Balsamic dressing, Greek Vinaigrette, or Italian Dressing are all good choices.

originally posted:

March 13, 2020
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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 935mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!

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