Smoked Salmon Quesadillas with Avocado
These smoked salmon quesadillas take just 10 minutes to make and are great for a quick lunch. Each quesadilla consists of a rich, creamy, and zesty cream cheese and goat cheese filling, with silky smoked salmon and sliced avocado, cooked in a skillet until golden brown.
Ingredients
To make these smoked salmon quesadillas, you’ll need the following ingredients.
For 4 quesadillas, you’ll need:
- Tortillas – 4 soft white tortillas (regular size, about 8-inch diameter).
- Soft Goat Cheese – 4 oz soft goat cheese (about 1/2 cup). Make sure to use the soft goat cheese, not the one with a rind around it.
- Cream Cheese – 4 oz cream cheese (about 1/2 cup).
- Smoked Salmon – 8 oz smoked salmon
- Avocado – 2 avocados, divided. Half to go inside the quesadilla, and half for topping the quesadilla.
- Lemon – 1/2 lemon (about 1 tbsp lemon juice, plus 1/2 tsp of lemon zest).
- Dill – 1 tsp finely chopped fresh dill or 1/2 tsp dried dill
- Salt – salt, to taste
- Pepper – ground pepper, to taste
- Butter – 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
Step 1. Mix the cream cheese, soft goat cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest, dill, a pinch of salt and ground black pepper. Taste it and adjust the salt and pepper to your preference.
Step 2. Spread the cheese mixture on the tortillas. Place the smoked salmon and sliced avocado on half of the tortilla.
Step 3. To a large skillet over medium heat, add the butter. Once melted, add the folded tortillas (two at a time). Cook them until the bottom is golden-brown. Flip, and then cook the other side until golden-brown.
Be careful not to burn them, as they can go from ready to burnt in a matter of seconds.
Step 4. Once ready, serve them with sliced avocado on top. I also like to add some lemon zest and a half lemon slice as a garnish.
Variations
If you have more time, you can make these with guacamole instead of sliced avocado. Follow the same steps otherwise, and add half the guacamole in the quesadillas and half on top.
If you make these quesadillas and love them, let me know in a review below. Enjoy these quick and easy quesadillas for lunch or a light meal.
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Ingredients
- 4 soft white tortillas regular size, about 8-inch diameter.
- 4 oz soft goat cheese
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 8 oz smoked salmon
- 2 avocados divided. Half to go inside the quesadilla, and half for topping the quesadilla.
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp finely chopped fresh dill or 1/2 tsp dried dill
- salt to taste
- ground pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Mix the cream cheese, soft goat cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest, dill, a pinch of salt and ground black pepper. Taste it and adjust the salt and pepper to your preference.
- Spread the cheese mixture on the tortillas. Place the smoked salmon on half of the tortilla and the sliced avocado on top.
- To a large skillet over medium heat, add butter. Once melted, add the folded tortillas (two at a time). Cook them until the bottom is golden-brown. Flip, and then cook the other side until golden-brown.
- Once the quesadillas are golden-brown, serve them with sliced avocado on top.
Notes
Nutrition information is calculated automatically and is an estimate only. See the full nutrition disclosure below.
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