Swiss Chard Quesadilla + Green Goddess Dressing
Ingredients
Swiss Chard Quesadilla
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups lightly packed swiss chard stemmed and chopped or torn into pieces
- ½ -1 teaspoon dried minced garlic according to tastes (you could use fresh garlic, but we've been using dried because easier)
- Optional: use fresh chopped chives and parsley in place of or in addition to garlic for extra flavor or to switch it up!
- 3-4 tablespoons shredded cheese or dairy free cheese more to taste. We use either Monterrey Jack or Mozzarella.
- 2 gluten-free flour tortillas We used Siete Foods Almond Flour tortillas which are grain-free as well
Green Goddess Dressing
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ⅓ cup roasted and salted pistachios
- ¼ cup fresh flat leaf parsley*
- ¼ cup chives*
- ¼ cup fresh basil*
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro or dill*
- 5-6 tablespoons water
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- *feel free to swap or substitute your favorite herbs but use 1 cup in total of fresh herbs
Instructions
Swiss Chard Quesadilla
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat until warm and shimmering but not burning, about 30 seconds - 1 minutes.
- Add Swiss chard and saute. (It will look like a lot but shrinks down to much less!) When starting to wilt, after about 2-3 minutes, add garlic and continue to saute for another minute or two until Swiss chard warm and wilted. Total Swiss chard cooking time will take about 5 minutes.
- Remove Swiss chard from pan and set aside in a small bowl or on a plate.
- Using the same skillet, (you could wipe it clean if you want or just use as is which is what we usually do), heat a touch of oil over medium high heat, until shimmering. Add one tortilla and let sit for about 30 seconds- 1 minute or until tortilla is starting to cook (it will puff up a bit).
- Add Swiss chard on top of tortilla and spread evenly. Top with cheese. Top with second tortilla. Cook 1-2 minutes, flip and cook the second side about 1-2 minutes until both sides are starting to turn a golden brown and cooked to your liking.
- Cut into quarters, serve and enjoy!
Green Goddess Dressing
- Place all the ingredients in a small blender (start with 5 tablespoons water and add the 6th as needed) and mix until well combined. The texture will be smooth, the color a fabulous green.
- Taste and adjust as desired... add more water for a thinner dressing.
- Set aside
- Stores well in sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Made the Swiss chard quesadilla this week and it was really SO good! Thank you for sharing!!
Yay! Happy you loved it!