Lunchtime Quesadilla Recipe with Smoked Turkey, Apples, Havarti Cheese & Arugula

When I was a kid, I couldn’t stand munching away on a whole apple. Apple slices, lovingly cored and seeded by my mum, always tasted far better to me. It’s funny that my eldest son is the same, even though he now sees me happily munching away on whole crisp apples each autumn. Luckily, we all love apple recipes and tend to get a bit overzealous with making some of our favorites, such as The Family Crockpot Applesauce, Spaghetti Squash with Apples & Toasted Pecans and Apple Upside-Down Biscuits.


Spaghetti Squash with Apples & Toasted Pecans and Apple Upside-Down Biscuits

When we lived in New York City, and then New Jersey for a year, there was a little deli that my husband frequented in Denville, New Jersey. While neither of us remembers the name of the deli, their signature sandwich will always have a place in our memories. The Alpine Slide was a stack of smoked turkey breast, cheese, lettuce and (the best part of all) apple slices, sandwiched between two pieces of soft whole wheat bread.

This quesadilla is a riff on the Alpine Slide. It includes all of the main ingredients – smoked turkey, havarti cheese, the sliced apples of my childhood – but has the added bonus of melted cheese. Because you can really never go wrong with melted cheese, right?

The recipe:

Heat a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Lay 1 whole wheat tortilla in the pan, and spread 2 teaspoons of the mustard over the tortilla.

Top with 1/4 of the cheese, turkey, apple and arugula.

Fold over the other side of the tortilla to form a half-circle. Press down with a spatula as the cheese melts to seal the quesadilla.

When the bottom is golden brown, flip the quesadilla and brown on the other side. Remove from the pan, cut into thirds and serve.

Repeat with the remaining tortillas, mustard, cheese, turkey, apple & arugula.

Lunchtime Quesadilla Recipe with Smoked Turkey, Apples, Havarti Cheese & Arugula

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per Serving	As Served
Calories 469kcal Calories from fat 156
% Daily Value
Total Fat 17g	26%
Saturated Fat 9g	45%
Transfat 0g
Cholesterol 62mg	21%
Sodium 1171mg	49%
Carbohydrate 53g	18%
Dietary Fiber 5g	20%
Sugars 9g
Protein 25g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g

From the kitchen of Cookin Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com

Serves Serves 4     adjust servings

Ingredients

• 4 whole wheat tortillas
• 8 tsp stone ground mustard
• 6 oz. sliced havarti cheese
• 6 oz. sliced smoked turkey breast
• 1 1/2 Gala apples, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 cup arugula

Instructions

1. Heat a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Lay 1 whole wheat tortilla in the pan, and spread 2 teaspoons of the mustard over the tortilla.
2. Top with ¼ of the cheese, turkey, apple and arugula.
3. Fold over the other side of the tortilla to form a half-circle. Press down with a spatula as the cheese melts to seal the quesadilla.
4. When the bottom is golden brown, flip the quesadilla and brown on the other side.
5. Remove from the pan, cut into thirds and serve.
6. Repeat with the remaining tortillas, mustard, cheese, turkey, apple & arugula.

by From the kitchen of cookincanuck.com