Crab Quesadillas with Mango Salsa

Medium
🌮 Mexican
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1

2 cups fresh mango, diced fine

2

1 cup plum tomato, diced fine

3

¼ cup sweet red pepper, minced

4

3 tbsp fresh lime juice

5

1 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped fine

6

1 lb. lump crabmeat

7

1 package of 6-inch round flour tortillas

8

1 medium green bell pepper, cut into thin strips

9

1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin strips

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½ ea. red onion, cut into strips

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1 tbsp olive oil

12

8 oz mascarpone cheese

13

¼ tsp cayenne pepper

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¼ cup cilantro, finely chopped

15

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

16

Cooking spray or vegetable oil

Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1

Combine all ingredients together.

2

Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

2 hours

3

Preheat the oven to 450 °F (230 °C).

4

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. To that, add the onions and peppers. Cook for about 5 minutes or until onions are translucent.

5 minutes

5

Meanwhile, sift through the crab meat and remove any shell fragments. Stir into the crab the marscapone cheese, cayenne pepper, and cilantro. Mix well.

6

Spray half of the tortillas with cooking spray. Lay them flat (sprayed side down) on baking sheets.

7

Add equal portions of the crab meat and then equal portions of the onions and peppers. Sprinkle with the Monterey Jack cheese.

8

Place the remaining tortillas on top and spray with cooking spray.

9

Bake for about 10 minutes or until golden in color.

10 minutes

10

After removing from the oven, allow to sit for a minute. Then, cut each tortilla into quarters.

11

Serve with mango salsa (recipe follows).