Apple-Gouda Quesadillas

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Wonderful change to a plain old quesadilla. Sweet, salty, and grilled! Additional options: Add barbecued chicken or chopped jalapeno peppers. Serve warm with sour cream, salsa, guacamole, or all three. Another variation would be Brie cheese and smoked turkey.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 (8-inch) flour tortillas
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced (1/3 cup)
• 1 large red apple, cored, quartered and thinly sliced crosswise (2 cups) (Applies ideal for this include McIntosh, Cortland, and Honey crisp.)
• 4 cups shredded Gouda cheese (16 ounces)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat an outdoor grill to high heat (450 to 650F) and lightly oil grate. Or, to cook on stovetop, brush a skillet with oil and heat over medium heat.
2. Lightly brush some oil on 1 side of 4 tortillas and arrange oiled sides down on a work surface. Spread 1/2 tablespoon mustard on each tortilla and scatter one-fourth green onions, one-fourth apple and 1 cup cheese on each. Top with remaining tortillas and brush with oil.
3. Put quesadillas on grill or in heated skillet. Cook until undersides are crisp about 3 minutes. Carefully flip with wide metal spatula and cook until other side is crisp 2 to 3 minutes more.