Gorgonzola and Gingered Pear Quesadillas

By smleonard

Ingredients

• 4 ripe pears, preferably Bosc
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 8 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
• 8 large flour tortillas
• 8 thin slices ham or prosciutto
• Canola oil

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from familycircle.com

Preparation

Step 1

• Peel, halve and core pears. Cut into 1/4-inch dice and transfer to a medium bowl. Add lime juice, ginger and Gorgonzola. Stir gently.
• Lay 8 tortillas flat on work surface. Lay a slice of ham toward one side of each, then top with pear mixture. Fold tortilla over to make a half-moon shape.
• Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a skillet. When oil is hot, carefully add as many quesadillas as fit comfortably in pan and cook until browned, about 2 minutes. With a large spatula, turn and brown other side, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a platter. Repeat with remaining quesadillas. Cut into wedges to serve.