Vegan Quesadillas

Vegan quesadillas are an easy option for lunch or dinner and are a family favorite! Filled with veggies and topped with an easy vegan crema.

This viral Tik Tok technique for folding quesadillas is so fun. One of the videos showcase this cut n’ fold method for a new way to make this favorite tortilla meal.

I’m showing you how to do it here and as vegetarian quesadillas made vegan. It’s an easy way to fold the quesadilla to stack the fillings on top of each other. The result is a bit of every ingredient with each bite in a fun handheld quesadilla!

Veggie quesadilla ingredients

This vegan quesadilla recipe uses just a handful of staple ingredients. You can also swap in your favorites or whatever you have on hand.

For the Quesadilla:

• Red Onion for a flavorful contrast.
• Ripe Avocados – the avocados are mashed and spread on the tortilla. You can also use a ready-made guacamole.
• Tortillas – use the large size so there is room to fold the quesadilla
• Black Beans – canned or dried beans that have been cooked.
• Dairy-Free Cheese – shredded cheese is a quesadilla must-have!
• Tomatoes are diced small.
• Dairy Free Butter is for cooking the quesadilla in a skillet, but you can also use oil or a cooking spray.
• Salt for the best and simplest seasoning.

For the Vegan Crema:

• Dairy-Free Sour Cream and you can use any of your favorite.
• Lime Juice is so much better than lemon for this vegan crema.
• Salt for sure.
• Fresh Parsley or Cilantro – Cilantro is the more traditional choice for Mexican food, but parsley is great too!

How to make folded quesadillas

The Tik Tok hack for folding a quesadilla is so easy, but it will blow your mind! See the easy steps below to make these filling vegan quesadillas:

• Prep the Ingredients – Chop the tomatoes and onion into a small dice. Mash the avocado and mix with salt.
• Cut Tortilla – Cut a slit in the tortilla from the center to the edge. This slit lets you easily fold the tortilla. 

• Add Fillings to the Tortillas – Add the fillings to the four quarters of the cut tortilla. Start by adding dairy-free cheese to two of the quarters – on opposite sides.
• Add the tomato and onion to one of the quarters and spread the mashed avocado on another. Top the avocado with some of the black beans.

• Fold the Tortilla – Fold up the quesadilla by working clockwise and flipping one quarter over the next. You’ll be left with a neat and folded quesadilla triangle.

• Cook the Quesadilla – Heat a skillet with the dairy free butter (or oil). Once melted and hot, cook the quesadilla on both sides until golden and warmed through so the cheese is melted.

• Add Crema and Serve – Mix up the vegan crema ingredients and add a dollop to the quesadilla.

Recipe notes and tips:

• Use kitchen shears or a sharp knife to cut the slit. You can even stack the tortillas on top of each other to cut the middle slit all at once. 
• Don’t cook the quesadilla over high heat. Medium heat is best to cook a quesadilla. If the skillet is too hot, the outsides will get brown before the cheese can melt on the inside.
• Use a large skillet or griddle to cook more than one quesadilla at a time. If you don’t have a larger pan or griddle, you can easily cook the vegetarian quesadillas one at a time.
• They cook quickly, but you can always pop them into a warm oven to keep warm until all of them are cooked.

FAQ’s

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• Vegan Chicken Meatless Tacos –  Only 6 ingredients and under 30 minutes to make this vegan taco dinner.