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- 1 small eggplant (aubergine)
- 1 red onion
- 250 g (~ 9 oz) mushrooms
- 2 bell peppers (I used red and yellow)
- 300 g (~ 2/3 lb) cherry tomatoes
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 300 g (~ 3 cups) grated cheese (I used cheddar)
- 400 g tin black beans, drained (240g, or ~ 1 1/4 cups, when drained)
- 6 large flour tortillas
Preheat the oven to 190°C (Gas Mark 5 / 375°F).
Cut the eggplant, onion, mushrooms and bell peppers into bitesized pieces - ideally all a similar size (1-2 cm). Leave the cherry tomatoes whole. Toss the vegetables in a little oil and salt, and spread them out on a baking tray. If you don’t have a large enough tray, spread them over two.
Roast the vegetables until they are soft and juicy. The exact time will depend on how big you cut your vegetables - mine took around 35 minutes. Stir them once halfway.
When the vegetables are cooked to your liking, transfer them to a large mixing bowl, and add the grated cheese and the black beans. Mix well to combine.
Add a large flour tortilla to a dry frying pan, and add a few good scoops of the vegetable mixture to one half.
Fold the tortilla over the filling, and cook over a medium heat for a few minutes, until the underside is golden brown and crispy.
Carefully turn the quesadilla over, and repeat on the other side.
When the quesadilla is hot and crispy, cut into slices, and serve.
The recipe makes 6 quesadillas, which should feed 6 people. If you don't need to make so many quesadillas, I'd recommend making the full batch of roasted vegetables anyway, and storing them in the fridge to use in other ways.
Nutrition Facts
Roasted Vegetable Quesadillas
Amount Per Serving (1 quesadilla)
Calories 503
Calories from Fat 223
% Daily Value*
Fat 24.8g38%
Saturated Fat 12g60%
Cholesterol 53mg18%
Sodium 1164mg49%
Potassium 562mg16%
Carbohydrates 47.6g16%
Fiber 7.1g28%
Sugar 6.1g7%
Protein 22.8g46%
Calcium 384mg38%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.