CHEESE FLAUTAS WITH CILANTRO PESTO
This Mexican-style pesto is made with pepitas instead of nuts; look for them at natural-food stores, gourmet grocers, or Latin markets.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Cuisine-Inspired Recipes Mexican-Inspired Recipes
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saute pan over medium-low.Cook garlic until golden, 1 minute. Add pepitas; cook,tossing, until toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Pulse to a paste in a foodprocessor. Add cilantro, lime juice, and remaining olive oil;pulse until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Spread somepesto on a softened tortilla; top with cheese. Roll up; placeseam side down. Cover with a damp kitchen towel. Repeat.
- Heat peanut oil in a medium skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Fry flautas in 2 batches, seam sides down, 1 minute. Using tongs, roll to brown evenly, cooking 1 minute more. Drain on paper towels, dabbing tops to remove excess oil.
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Malik Basit
[email protected]These flautas were easy to make and they were a big hit with my family! I will definitely be making them again.
Phares Olango
[email protected]I'm not usually a fan of flautas, but these cheese flautas with cilantro pesto were really good! The pesto added a nice flavor and the cheese was melted and gooey.
Abood Albalushi
[email protected]These flautas were delicious! The cheese was melted and gooey and the cilantro pesto added a nice fresh flavor.
Julian Mata
[email protected]I made these flautas for a party and they were gone in minutes! Everyone loved them.
Mbraku Ahmed
[email protected]These flautas were a bit too greasy for my taste, but the flavor was good.
Anoush Akmal
[email protected]I've made these flautas several times and they're always a hit! They're easy to make and they taste amazing.
Weinamechainsama Tumajarbisaun
[email protected]These flautas were easy to make and they turned out great! I used a store-bought pesto and it worked just fine.
Evelyn Gonzalez
[email protected]I'm not a fan of cilantro, but I still enjoyed these flautas. The cheese was melted and gooey and the flautas were crispy.
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[email protected]These flautas were a bit spicy for my taste, but they were still good.
Abdullah Alpavel
[email protected]I made these flautas for a party and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them and asked for the recipe.
Noah Alnuaimi
[email protected]The cheese flautas with cilantro pesto were delicious! The pesto was flavorful and the cheese was perfectly melted.
Irfan Jutt
[email protected]These flautas were easy to make and they were a big hit with my family! I will definitely be making them again.
joseph albert
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the flautas turned out perfectly! They were crispy on the outside and the cheese was melted and gooey on the inside.
Md Kaka
[email protected]These flautas were a bit too greasy for my taste, but the flavor was good.
Angel Matthews
[email protected]I'm not usually a fan of flautas, but these cheese flautas with cilantro pesto were really good! The pesto added a nice flavor and the cheese was melted and gooey.
N0AH 12
[email protected]These cheese flautas were easy to make and turned out great! I used a store-bought pesto and it worked just fine.
Syed Saim
[email protected]I made these flautas for dinner last night and they were so good! The cheese was melted and gooey, and the cilantro pesto added a nice fresh flavor.
Rx Imran Vai
[email protected]These cheese flautas with cilantro pesto were a hit at my party! The flavors were amazing and the presentation was beautiful.