Pickled Onion and Monterey Jack Quesadillas

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 8 7-inch flour tortillas
• 2 cups grated Monterey Jack
• fresh coriander sprigs
• dried hot red pepper flakes
• 2 small red onions
• + 6 more ingredients
• • ²/₃ cup cider vinegar
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • ½ teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • ½ teaspoon coriander seeds
  • ¼ cup fresh coriander
  • 2 scallions

In a saucepan boil the onions in just enough salted water to cover for 1 minute, drain them, discarding the water, and return them to the pan with the vinegar, the garlic, the peppercorns, the coriander seeds, the cumin seeds, and the salt. Add just enough water to cover the onions and boil the m...

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