The filling is mixed in one bowl: cream cheese and feta with chopped spinach, diced tomato, red onion and oregano.
It is spread over four tortillas, topped with four more and griddled two to three minutes a side until the outsides are golden.
How to Make It
Filling mixed
Mix the cream cheese, feta, spinach, diced tomato, red onion, oregano and black pepper until evenly combined.
Assembled
Spread the filling over 4 tortillas, leaving a narrow border, then top with the remaining tortillas.
Griddled
Heat a thin film of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook each quesadilla 2 to 3 minutes per side, until the tortillas are golden and the filling is hot and creamy.
Cut and served
Cut each quesadilla into wedges and serve with fresh tomato salsa.
Building One Quesadilla
Eight tortillas make four quesadillas.
What goes into one quesadilla
Bottom tortilla
One of eight medium flour tortillas.
Filling
A quarter of the cream cheese, feta, spinach, tomato, onion and oregano mixture, spread to a narrow border.
Top tortilla
Laid over and pressed lightly.
Griddled 2 to 3 minutes per side, cut into wedges, served with salsa.
Ingredient Notes
- Feta and cream cheese
- One cup crumbled and four ounces softened — together they make the creamy filling.
- Tomato
- One cup, diced with the seeds removed.
- Red onion and oregano
- A third of a cup diced and a teaspoon dried.
Success Tips
- Seed the tomato so the filling stays thick.
- Leave a narrow border so the filling does not escape.
- Press gently with a spatula as each side cooks.
Why This Recipe Works
- Cream cheese binds the filling so it does not slide out when cut.
- Seeding the tomato keeps the filling from going watery.
- Feta and oregano give the Mediterranean-style flavour.
- Medium heat crisps the tortilla while the filling heats through.
Serving Ideas
Cut each quesadilla into wedges and serve with fresh tomato salsa.
Storage and Reheating
Refrigerate
Refrigerate cooked quesadillas up to 3 days; reheat in a skillet until hot.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes the filling creamy?
Cream cheese blended with crumbled feta.
Which cheeses are used?
Cream cheese and feta, with tomato, red onion and oregano through the filling.
