When the zucchini is producing I end up using it in just about every dish I make. We love burritos and quesadillas around here so I came up with these Confetti Quesadillas. I just go around the garden and gather what I can find, then throw in a little of my dehydrated vegetables, black beans and of course the cheese!
First gather what you may have in the garden, this day I found some tomatoes, chives, parsley and zucchini.
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Next I re-hydrated some chopped green peppers, corn, and onions.
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Place the dried food in a glass container and pour very hot water over, cover for 10 minutes, then strain and use.
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While the veggies are re-hydrating I put all the other ingredients into a large bowl. Take a bottle (or can) of black beans and rinse until they stop bubbling. I like to bottle my own black beans so they are ready to use instantly. Then start throwing in your chopped vegetables and herbs from the garden and the strained re-hydrated vegetables.
I'm not a big fan of shredded zucchini so instead I like to chop mine very fine and throw into different dishes. I love this Cuisinart Hand Blender, it came with a chopper that will chop my zucchini into fine pieces in a matter of seconds.
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I always like to sneak what greens I can into my kids meals because they tend to be so picky. I keep whats called my "Garden Greens Mix" in my spice cupboard for just an occasion as this. The Garden Greens Mix is kale, chard and spinach (or whatever greens I may be growing) that have been dehydrated and blended into a powder. I sprinkle this in just about everything. I also put in someReal Salt garlic salt. Stir in some cheese and we are ready to make some Quesadillas.
Spoon and spread on a tortilla and sprinkle with a little more cheese, put on a tortilla top and bake in the oven at 350 for 10 minutes, then flip and bake another 10 minutes. Let sit for a couple minutes then cut into wedges. Dip in my sneaky guacamole.
Sneaky Guacamole
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1 avocado, smashed
1/2 lime, fresh squeezed 1/2 teaspoon Real Salt garlic salt Sprinkle desired amount of Garden Green Mix and Sun Dried Tomato Powder Mix all ingredients together. |
Confetti Quesadillas Recipe
1 bottle of black beans, rinsed well
1 cup chopped zucchini
3 tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup chopped green pepper (or 1/8 cup re-hydrated dried green pepper)
1/8 cup chopped jalapeno or hot pepper of choice (or sprinkle some chili powder)
1/2 cup fresh corn (or re-hydrated freeze dried corn)
1/4 cup chopped onion (or re-hydrated dried onion)
handful chopped chives
1/2 teaspoon Real Salt garlic salt
Sprinkle of Garden Green Mix
I cup or so shredded Cheddar cheese (we love Tillamook)
Whole Wheat Tortillas
Mix all ingredients together and spread over a tortilla, sprinkle with more cheese and top with another tortilla. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, then flip and bake another 10 minutes. Let sit a couple of minutes before cutting into wedges. Serve with guacamole.
1 cup chopped zucchini
3 tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup chopped green pepper (or 1/8 cup re-hydrated dried green pepper)
1/8 cup chopped jalapeno or hot pepper of choice (or sprinkle some chili powder)
1/2 cup fresh corn (or re-hydrated freeze dried corn)
1/4 cup chopped onion (or re-hydrated dried onion)
handful chopped chives
1/2 teaspoon Real Salt garlic salt
Sprinkle of Garden Green Mix
I cup or so shredded Cheddar cheese (we love Tillamook)
Whole Wheat Tortillas
Mix all ingredients together and spread over a tortilla, sprinkle with more cheese and top with another tortilla. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, then flip and bake another 10 minutes. Let sit a couple of minutes before cutting into wedges. Serve with guacamole.
Enjoy!
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