Well. Everyone had smoked turkey sandwiches the night after our smoked turkey breast except me. I saw this recipe for Smoked Turkey Balsamic Onion Quesadillas and thought I'd give it a try.
INGREDIENTS
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
4 10-inch whole-wheat tortillas
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Slices smoked turkey breast, preferrably from your smoker
DIRECTIONS
1. Combine onion and vinegar in a bowl; let marinate for 5 minutes. Drain.
2. Place shredded chedder onto half a tortilla, add sliced turkey breast on top of cheese, spread some balsomic onions on top of turkey, add more shredded cheese and fold other half of tortilla on top. Place loaded tortilla into a preheated buttered (or olive oil) pan and press gently with a spatula to flatten. Cook until the cheese starts to melt, about 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until the second side is golden, 1 to 2 minutes more.
3. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm. Make more quesadillas with the remaining ingredients. Serve warm.
The turkey is always good, and the balsamic vinegar brought out the sweetness in the onions, while the onions added crunchiness to each bite from the quesadilla. This was quite flavorful. Could taste the distinctness of the smoked turkey, the melted cheddar, and the balsamic onions. Enjoyable and a recipe to do again.
The balsamic onions were stronger than the smoke turkey flavor. Might let the onions marinade for a shorter period. I actually went about 10 minutes as I prepared the other stuff.
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