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Asian Chicken Quesadilla With Grilled Pineapple Salsa Pt Recipe

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Ingredients

1/2 c Low-sodium soy sauce
1 Scallion; coarsely sliced
1/4 c White cheddar; grated
ingredients needed for hoisin vinaigrette
1/2 Ripe pineapple; peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch slices
Salt & fresh ground white pepper
3 tb Fresh lime juice
1/4 c Monterey jack; grated
1/4 md Red onion; finely sliced
2 tb Hoisin sauce
ingredients needed
1 tb Olive oil
2 tb Ginger; sliced
2 Cloves garlic; finely sliced
ingredients needed for grilled pineapple salsa
2 Chicken breasts; boneless and skinless
1/2 Jalapeno; seeded & sliced fine
2 Cloves garlic; coarsely sliced
1/2 c Olive oil
1 1/2 tb Cilantro; coarsely sliced
2 tb Olive oil
2 tb Red onion; finely sliced
1 tb Sesame oil
3 tb Rice wine vinegar
Salt & fresh ground white pepper

Directions

Step #1 How to Prepare the Quesadilla: 1.
Step #2 Place the soy sauce, ginger, & garlic in a saucepan & bring to a boil.
Step #3 remove this from the heat & let sit for half an hr.
Step #4 2.
Step #5 Place the chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish & pour the marinade over.
Step #6 Cover & place this in the refrigerator to marinate at least 4 hrs or overnight.
Step #7 3.
Step #8 Spice up the chicken with salt & pepper to taste.
Step #9 Heat the oil in a large saut? pan over high heat until it just begins to smoke.
Step #10 4.
Step #11 Place the chicken in the pan & saut? 5 mins or until golden brown on one side.
Step #12 5.
Step #13 Lower the heat to medium, turn the chicken over & continue cooking until the chicken is almost cooked through, approximately 4 mins.
Step #14 6.
Step #15 Let the chicken sit for 1 min & slice on the bias into 1/2-inch pieces (the chicken will finish cooking in the oven).
Step #16 7.
Step #17 Preheat the oven to 450 F.
Step #18 Place 2 tortillas on an ungreased baking sheet.
Step #19 8.
Step #20 Spread 1/2 the cheeses, green onion, & sliced chicken on the 2 tortillas.
Step #21 9.
Step #22 Stack the 2 layers & cover with the remaining tortilla.
Step #23 10.
Step #24 Bake for 8-12 mins, or until the tortillas are crisp & the cheese has melted.
Step #25 11.
Step #26 Cut into quarters & serve hot garnished with the salsa.
Step #27 How to Prepare the Salsa: 1.
Step #28 Heat a grill on high until it just begins to smoke.
Step #29 Grill the pineapple slices 2-3 mins on each side until lightly browned.
Step #30 2.
Step #31 Remove & cut into medium dice.
Step #32 3.
Step #33 Add the cilantro, lime, onion, jalapeno, & olive oil.
Step #34 4.
Step #35 Spice up this with salt & pepper to taste.
Step #36 Let sit at least 1/2 hr.
Step #37 How to Prepare the Hoisin Vinaigrette: 1.
Step #38 Place the onion, garlic, hoisin sauce & vinegar in a mixer and mix until smooth.
Step #39 2.
Step #40 With the motor running, drop by drop at first, slowly add the sesame & olive oil, until emulsified.
Step #41 continued in part 2.
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