Quesadillas from Plenty (page 134) by Yotam Ottolenghi

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  • Buttercups on March 23, 2026

    Simple and delicious. I think you could easily add a bit more spice to the bean paste, and sub out different cheeses. We really enjoyed this and will make again.

  • ellwell on December 23, 2025

    This was really good! Even my carnivorous husband loved it. I found some great winter tomatoes which really made the salsa exceptional. I subbed crème fraiche for the sour cream which I am still patting myself on the back for. Yummy! Great elements that added up to a delicious and fresh winter dinner.

  • Delys77 on May 29, 2024

    This was well received at our house yesterday for dinner. We used the panini press to cook them indoors as the weather was not cooperating. Very easy to put together and very good as written. I was worried they would be wet with the fresh salsa and sour cream but the cheese did it's job and held everything together. This was a 3 person meal for us.

  • clkandel on August 16, 2020

    These are easy and delicious. Love the black bean paste. Drain of the juice from the salsa or the quesadillas will be quite drippy.

  • clcorbi on February 20, 2017

    Delicious. My boyfriend especially loved these. We don't have a grill pan so we quickly fried them in a very hot skillet. I also did not add sour cream to the quesadillas but rather served it alongside. The bean mixture was a bit cumin-y for my taste, but then again, I am not a cumin fan so that's just personal taste.

  • JackieBurke on January 09, 2017

    My copy of Plenty falls open at this page (have made it so many times). We heat them on a charcoal BBQ. They're always perfect, especially the salsa. I don't bother making black bean sauce anymore (used to but find Desert Pepper black bean dip works just as well). And commercial tortillas near enough

  • moniquerose on November 12, 2013

    Made this without the bean paste as I didn't have beans on hand (no black beans at supermarket, and realised I had none in the cupboard when I got home...). The salsa was lovely, really nice and fresh - I added extra lime juice to mine (recipe calls for juice of 1/2 lime, I added juice of whole lime). Not a big fan of toasting the quesadilla with sour cream inside already. I didn't like the texture of the cream after being heated. Other than that a quick, easy and tasty meal.

  • jaxstar84 on October 30, 2012

    Delicious - but next time I would amp up the flavours in the beans, that would make it amazing!

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