Quesadilla Margerite

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup multicolored grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons minced, fresh basil
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 3 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced into 1/4-inch thick matchsticks
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped, roasted green chiles
• 4 (12-inch) flour tortillas
• 2 tablespoons Darigold butter, melted
• 1 cup shredded Parmesan
• Basil Cream* (recipe follows)

Instructions:

In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, olive oil, basil, garlic, salt and pepper. Marinate at least 1 hour. Divide mozzarella, Jack cheese and chiles into 4 equal portions. Sprinkle one portion of cheeses and chiles on one half of each tortilla, and fold remaining half of tortilla over ingredients. Repeat to fill all tortillas. Heat a large, non-stick skillet; brush the tops of each filled tortilla with butter. Place tortillas, two at a time, into the skillet with the buttered side down. Brush tops of tortillas in the pan with melted butter; sprinkle 1/4 cup Parmesan on top of each tortilla and flip to brown other side. Parmesan will form a crust. Serve crusted-side up, smeared with marinated tomatoes and Basil Cream on the side.

*Basil Cream: Combine one 8-oz. carton Darigold sour cream with 1/4 cup fresh chopped basil, 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel and 1 clove garlic, minced. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour.

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