Cooking all over the World: Duck Quesadillas with Chipotle Cherry Salsa and Goat Cheese

Friday, August 5, 2011

Duck Quesadillas with Chipotle Cherry Salsa and Goat Cheese

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 06:37 PM PDT

After enjoying the duck tacos with chipotle cherry salsa and goat cheese a few times last week, I wanted to try something a little different with the remaining leftovers. Right up there with my obsession with tacos is my obsession with quesadillas! I mean you really cannot go wrong with a tasty filling being held together with ooey gooey melted cheese being lovingly held together by lightly toasted and crispy golden brown tortillas! If there is one thing that I like more than straight up goat cheese it is melted goat cheese and I was just itching to use some in a quesadilla along with the chipotle pan seared duck breast and some of that tasty cherry salsa. When goat cheese melts, it does not really have the power to hold things together so I added some jack cheese to ensure that the filling was not going to spill out the sides while eating the quesadillas and you can't go wrong with two kinds of cheese! I often like to add something to quesadillas to help complement and contrast all of the melted cheesy goodness and this time I went with some sliced green onions and fresh cilantro. I served these duck quesadillas with cherry salsa and goat cheese with some extra cherry salsa and some sour cream for dipping.

Duck Quesadillas with Chipotle Cherry Salsa and Goat Cheese

Chipotle pan seared duck breast quesadillas with ooey gooey melted goat and jack cheese and a sweet, savoury and spicy cherry salsa.

Servings: makes 2 appetizer sized servings or 1 meal sized serving

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

1/4 teaspoon butter
1/4 cup chipotle pan seared duck breast, sliced into small pieces
1 tablespoon chipotle cherry salsa
1 green onion, sliced
1/2 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
1 handful jack cheese, grated
1 ounce goat cheese, room temperature
2 (8 inch) tortillas

Directions

Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
Place a tortilla into the pan, swirl it around in the butter an set aside.
Place the second tortilla into the pan and swirl around in the butter.
Sprinkle on half of the cheese onto the tortilla followed by the duck, chipotle cherry salsa, green onion and cilantro followed by the remaining cheese and top it all off with the second tortilla.
Cook until the quesadilla is golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted.
Cut the quesadilla into 6 pieces and serve with salsa, sour cream and a garnish of cilantro.