Crayfish Rocket Quesadillas
2010
Yes, you probably already know how to make quesadillas, and yes I’ve blogged about them before. But that was 1) back when my photography was embarrassingly bad and 2) with more run-of-the-mill ingredients. One thing I love about quesadillas is you truly can put just about anything in there. They’re a great way to clean out your fridge and an absolute life-saver on weeknights when you’re knackered* but still want to feed your family something better than KFC.
This week’s fridge clear-out was a bit of a gold mine. I had a small tub of crayfish I’d forgotten about and that was nearing its expiration date, and some fresh rocket. (Rocket is called arugula in the US but we were never formally introduced until I moved to the UK, so I’ve always referred to it as rocket. Besides, its a much cooler name.) The combination of crayfish and rocket is divine, as the crayfish is sweet ‘n salty and the rocket has a sharp peppery spiciness. Some tortillas from the cupboard and a bit of grated cheese (I used mild cheddar) and dinner was already half-way made.
I served these with my ‘pure’ guacamole. I do 2 versions – pure and party. Pure is just avocados, lime and salt, all mashed together. Party has diced tomatoes, green onion and chili pepper. I usually use pure when its to be a condiment for a more complex dish, and party, as the name suggests, when its got to stand on its own feet and be dipped into with tortilla chips. Party can also be convenient when serving fajitas or tacos, so you can get more ingredients in without having too many dishes on the table.
If you need the full how-to on quesadillas, please refer to my previous post. Today is all about showing you an example of a fun and yummy filling option and also (hopefully) redeeming myself with some much-improved (although still far-from-perfect) photography! Do you have your margaritas mixed? Here you go:
Saha!
*Knackered (pronounced NAK-urd) is one of my favourite Britishisms, meaning ‘completely exhausted’. It’s one of those words that makes you feel better just by saying it – give it a go!
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>NICE quesadillas and fabulous photos! Great meal for when I'm kanckered. =) You're right. I like just staying it!
>Lol I love "Knackered" it ranks right up there with "Sauced". Great pairing with the crayfish and "rocket" The photos look great too!
>Anything with melted cheese is up my alley. Add crayfish and arugula/rocket and I'm sold. Yum!
>I had a boyfriend once, who went to school in England for years, and used to love saying "knackered" all the time. Used to annoy me, the way he said it LOL
That is what I love about quesadillas – that with them, practically anything goes. Crayfish and rocket (you're right, it IS cooler than arugula!) is a bit of alright luv ROFL He used to say that all the time too
>Lovely and delicious looking quesadillas! You are right pretty much anything can go into them or just on their own , meaning just the cheese, are perfect that way too. Beautiful photos.
>Hey Ruby! Thanks a lot for featuring my post at your Wow section! I'm really honored and glad you liked it. But I couldn't find the way to leave my comment there, so I did it here. Delicious quesadillas, by the way. And good luck with your Wow section!
>Thanks for all your great comments!
Donnie: 'sauced' is definitely nicer than it's down-market relation 'p***ed'!
Denise: sorry to have brought up bad (?) memories!
There are lots of Britishisms I'm fond of – they'll eventually all make their way into my blog, I'm sure!
Miriam: your gorgeous photo (and accompanying post) definitely deserved to be featured, and you raise a very good point. I initially didn't enable comments on the WOW page because the featured image will change weekly, and the comments will stay, so they won't match up (if that makes sense). I've decided to enable them but erase them weekly, as I post a new WOW photo. We'll see how that works. Just one of those kinks to iron out – thanks for being my guinea pig!
>Wow, these sound delicious:)