Salmon Quesadillas

Ingredients · 4 servings

• 12 gGarlic cloves
• 480 gSalmon
• 3 gBasil, dried
• 2 gPepper
• 40 gButter
• 240 gFlour tortillas
• 200 gMozzarella cheese
• 15 mlCooking oil

Equipment

stovetop, butter knife, chef knife, cutting board, griddle, skillet, spatula, spoon, wooden spoon

Instructions

1. 1
   Prep ingredients

   Chop the garlic cloves, flake the salmon if needed, measure basil, pepper, butter, tortillas, and mozzarella, and set out a skillet and griddle. · 5 min

   What to look for: Garlic is soft and fragrant

2. 2
   Sauté garlic

   Heat cooking oil in a skillet over medium heat, then add the garlic cloves and sauté until tender and fragrant. · 2 min

   What to look for: garlic soft and aromatic

3. 3
   Add salmon mix

   Stir the basil, pepper, and salmon into the skillet with the garlic until everything is well combined. · 4 min

   When it is done: Salmon should start flaking easily and look mostly opaque.

4. 4
   Finish salmon

   Continue cooking the salmon mixture over medium heat until heated through, then remove from heat and spread butter on one side of each tortilla. · 3 min

   When it is done: Salmon flakes easily and reaches a safe internal temperature of 63°C or 145°F.

5. 5
   Start quesadillas

   Place the tortillas butter side down on a griddle over medium heat and sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over each tortilla. · 2 min

   What to look for: cheese beginning to melt

6. 6
   Add filling

   Spoon the warm salmon mixture evenly over half of each cheese-covered tortilla on the griddle. · 2 min

   What to look for: Even salmon spread

7. 7
   Cook quesadillas

   Fold each tortilla over the filling and cook on low heat, turning once, until both sides are golden and the cheese is fully melted. · 4 min

   What to look for: golden tortillas with melted cheese

8. 8
   Slice and serve

   Transfer the quesadillas to a cutting board, cut into wedges, and serve warm. · 2 min

   What to look for: Clean wedge cuts