Quesadillas
Crispy quesadillas filled with Buffalo chickpeas and creamy cashew cheese sauce.
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Ingredients
Mexican cheese sauce
Buffalo chickpea filling
For serving
Method
Mexican cheese sauce
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1
Drain and dry the cashews. Blend with the remaining sauce ingredients until thick and smooth. Cook over medium-low heat for a few minutes if a thicker sauce is desired.
Buffalo chickpea filling
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2
Melt the butter. Add Buffalo sauce, garlic powder, salt, and sugar. Whisk until fully combined.
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3
Roughly mash the drained chickpeas, leaving some whole.
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4
Heat the oil over medium heat. Cook the yellow onion for 4–5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
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5
Add the Buffalo butter sauce and chickpeas. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes. Stir in the Bali onions.
Assembly
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6
Spread ¼–⅓ cup cheese sauce on one tortilla. Add about ½ cup filling and cover with another tortilla.
Cooking
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7
Lightly oil the skillet over medium heat. Add the quesadilla and press with a smaller skillet or panini press.
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8
Cook 3 minutes, flip, then cook 2–3 minutes until crisp and browned. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
Serving notes
The source calls for 8 tortillas. “Bali onions” is preserved from the family source; its Indonesian text describes small leeks, while the local term can also refer to shallots.