Learn how to prepare a rich recipe for tuna quesadillas, also called tuna whiting. An ideal dish for the Lenten season or to enjoy any day of the week. This dish is simple, economical and yielding, in addition, it can be adjusted to everyone’s tastes. Tuna quesadillas can be an excellent option as a starter, and can be easily taken anywhere, forget about boring preparations just because you don’t have much time.
Ingredients to make Fried Tuna Quesadillas:
• 200 grams of canned tuna
• 2 pieces of tomato
• ½ onion
• 2 Serrano peppers
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 10 coriander leaves, chopped
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 1 pinch of dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 500 grams of corn tortillas
• 1 piece of shredded lettuce
• Lemon to taste
• 1 piece of avocado in slices
• Hot sauce to taste
How to make Fried Tuna Quesadillas:
Start the recipe for tuna quesadillas by draining the water from the can of tuna, you can also use tuna in an envelope.
Tip: if you want to add cheese you can do so and make delicious tuna and cheese quesadillas.
Finely chop the vegetables, the onion that can be white or purple, the tomatoes and the Serrano peppers. You can remove the seeds from the tomato and the chills if you prefer.
In a pot or pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and fry the minced garlic clove and onion until lightly browned. Add the tomato and chopped chilies, mix and cook for a couple of minutes.
Add the tuna, season with salt, pepper and a pinch of dried oregano, cook for 2 minutes. When the indicated time passes, add the cilantro and reserve. To make light quesadillas, at this point fill the tortilla.
Trick: the corn tortilla with tuna should be slightly warm so that it doesn’t break when closing.
Heat a pan with a little oil and brown the quesadilla. To serve, accompany with grated lettuce, slices of avocado, a touch of lemon and sauce to taste. Also, you can add more ingredients, such as: corn kernels, grated carrot or chopped spinach.
With what sauce to accompany the tuna quesadillas
If you want to enjoy these tuna quesadillas even more, try a rich Pico de Gallo, this sauce will add more freshness and flavor. And, if you are one of those who enjoy sauces, you can make a delicious macha sauce, you should know that this sauce is special for fish, therefore, it will be great with tuna. You can also accompany the tuna quesadillas with a good molcajeteada sauce. You will take these quesadillas to another level!
