Vegan Quesadillas
September 11, 2016
These vegan quesadillas with bean cheese and fajitas are unbelievably tasty. These are rich and cheesy, you’d never know they were dairy-free.
Vegan Quesadillas
These vegan quesadillas with bean cheese and fajitas are unbelievably tasty. These are so rich and cheesy, you'd never know they were dairy-free.
Prep Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
pico de gallo:
- 2 medium Roma tomatoes, diced
- 3 tablespoons diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro leaves
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon ribbed, seeded, and minced jalapeño, plus more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
- Pinch of freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
guacamole:
- 1 medium avocado, pitted and peeled
- 1/4 cup (40g) seeded and diced tomato
- 1 1/2 teaspoons diced red onion, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime or lemon juice, plus more to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
bean cheeze:
- 1 (15-ounce/425g) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained well
- 2 tablespoons Massel vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 2 tablespoons white miso paste
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon sweet paprika
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
fajitas:
- 1/2 teaspoon Massel vegetable powder, plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the tortillas
- 2 cups (260g) thinly sliced red onions
- 1 small red bell pepper, ribbed, seeded, and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 small green bell pepper, ribbed, seeded, and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 small yellow or orange bell pepper, ribbed, seeded, and thinly sliced lengthwise
assembly:
- 4 large gluten-free tortillas (or regular tortillas)
- Vegan sour cream, to serve
Instructions
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To make the pico de gallo, toss all of the ingredients together in a bowl and tweak the flavors to taste. Set aside.
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To make the guacamole, mash the ingredients together in a bowl to a rustic consistency and tweak flavors to taste. Set aside.
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To make the bean cheeze, throw all the bean cheeze ingredients into your blender and blast on high for about 30 seconds, until smooth and creamy. Tweak the lemon juice and salt to taste. Set aside.
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To make the fajitas, combine the Massel vegetable powder and spices in a small bowl. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat and sauté the onions, bell peppers, and spices for about 7 minutes, until the vegetables soften and begin to caramelize. Set aside.
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To assemble the quesadillas, lay two tortillas out flat, and with a butter knife spread half of the bean cheeze on the surface of each of the two tortillas, and then lay half of the fajitas over each tortilla. Take the remaining two tortillas and place on top of each of the layered tortillas to create a sandwich. Brush each tortilla sandwich with extra-virgin olive oil.
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In a large skillet over medium heat, fry one prepared quesadilla for about 1 minute on each side until lightly browned and crispy. Repeat with the remaining tortilla.
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Cut each quesadilla into eight equal triangles and serve family style, passing pico, guacamole, and sour cream at the table.
Recipe Notes
Find more recipes using Massel broth
Photo by Trent Lanz; styling by Alicia Buszczak
Comments 4
Hello! I am so excited to try this but I can’t find white miso paste for the bean cheese – is there anything I could sub with? Also the onion powder!
Where do you live? You can use white, yellow, or chickpea miso in this recipe. You can find it at health food stores or Japanese grocers. You could also use extra nutritional yeast in place of the miso, and add to taste.
Thanks for your response! I made it last night was too impatient haha. I added more vege stock and a tiny bit of maple syrup it seemed to help sweeten it and was fine – I live in nz. I’m sure there’ll be a Japanese grocer around somewhere il be organised for next time. Anyway the whole dish was outstanding- absolutely loved it so thanku for the awesome recepie! So many delicious flavours and the bean cheese made it so satisfying and creamy. 🙂
I’m sorry I didn’t get to you in time Bailey, but I’m happy you made some tweaks and still enjoyed the dish. My parents used to live in NZ, and I’ve purchased miso there, so I know you can get it. Check your local health food store or find a Japanese grocer. Enjoy.