Cooking with Denise: Caramelised Onion, Avocado and Black Pepper Cheese Tortilla

Perfect for a picnic or light lunch, this recipe uses Chevington’s sliced cracked black pepper cheese to add a slight piquant flavour.

Preparation Time:  15 minutes                Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Serves: 2

Ingredient

1 avocado – stoned removed

½ red chilli – very finely chopped

2 tablespoons coriander – roughly chopped

1 teaspoon lime juice

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

6 onions – peeled and sliced

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 wholemeal tortillas

1 packet 120g cracked black pepper Chevington mild cheddar cheese

Garnish: 1 lime cut into wedges

Method

• Remove the avocado from the shell and mash together with the chopped chilli, coriander and lime juice. Season. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Heat a large frying pan with the vegetable oil. Sauté the onions with the brown sugar for about 20 minutes on a medium heat. Cover and cook until the onions have caramelised and turned golden.
• Pre heat the oven to 220°C/ 425°F/ Gas mark 7.
• Place the tortillas on a baking tray with 3 slices of the cracked black pepper Chevington cheese and cook for 8-10 minutes or until golden and crispy.
• Remove and then put the cooked onions on top of the cheese.
• Add the avocado mixture to the tortilla. Roll up and squeeze together.

Serve immediately with lime wedges.

Next cookery class:  Wed 7 Feb    Creative gluten free bread and baking

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