Mango Goat Cheese Quesadillas

These are just frikin phenomenal. My friends are obsessed with these, they are sooo good and so easy to make. They have all of the comfort food appeal of quesadillas with a kicked-up gourmet touch. And as always they have key health benefits!! Give into the mango goat cheese quesadilla...

A bit o info on the amazing mango:

Carotenoids are the pigments found in yellow-orange vegetables (carrots, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes) and leafy, green vegetables (kale, broccoli and collard greens) and the red and yellow-orange fruits (mangoes, pineapple, peaches, oranges, pink grapefruit, tomatoes, strawberries, watermelon, cantaloupe) known to possess significant anti-tumor activity. The carotenoids are also known to enhance immune function. Persons with high blood levels of carotenoids have a reduced risk of heart disease and कैंसर. Mangoes are not only delicious they are also rich in vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.
Mangoes are high in fibre but low in calories and sodium.

A bit on goat cheese:

Goat's milk is a good source of potassium, an essential mineral for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function. Since a cup of goat's milk contains 498.7 mg of potassium and only 121.5 mg of sodium, goat's milk may help to prevent high blood pressure and protect against atherosclerosis.

Recipe

2 super ripe mangoes
4 ounces Chevre/Goat cheese
1 Tbsp lime zest
Fresh flour tortillas

Dice 2 mangoes and place in a medium sized bowl (be careful not to loose too much juice). Add 1 Tbsp of lime zest and chevre cheese to bowl with mangoes. Begin to mash mango mixture with a potato masher or fork. Blend until the mixture takes on the color of the mango. Add additional small chunks of mango if you so desire.

Place apporximately 3.5 Tbsp of the mango goat cheese mixture into the center of the tortilla and spread the mixture out leaving a 0.75 inch rim. Place a second tortilla on top of the tortilla with which was already spread with the goat cheese mixture.

Grill the quesedillas until the cheese is melty and the tortillas are slightly browned. (if using corn tortillas pan fry the quesedillas to develop a slight crust)

Serve with guacamole and cilantro sprigs.

Garnishes:

spicy red onion crab and cilntro slaw
jicama and avocado slaw

Variatons:

Mango Crab and Cream Cheese wontons
-create mango cheese mixture with cream cheese instead of goat cheese and add crab. Fill store bought wonton wrappers with mango cheese mixture and form wonton shapes. Spoon 0.5 tsp of the mixture into the center of the wonton wrapper. Lightly brush wonton edges with water and fold two corners together forming a triangle. Then take two corners of the triangle and fold together, securing a seal with some water. Fry the wontons for 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Place on paper towel to drain and serve immediately.

Mango Goat Cheese Eggrolls
-create mango goat cheese mixture. Fill store bought egg roll wrappers with mixture. Form egg rolls. Fry egg rolls until lightly brown. Place on paper towl to drain and serve immediately.

Ok yes frying isn't healthy but if you crave it sometimes you have to have it. And these are good. (You could also steam them)