Cheesy Prawn & Coriander Quesedillas

Heya! How is everyone going this week? Frantic last minute present buying? 

Last week I had so much enthusiasm for buying presents, but after 6 or 7 trips to the mall however, I now feel like never going shopping again. Ever.

I finally finished & posted everything yesterday & it felt like a tonne of bricks had been lifted off me, next year I'm going to have to get into this online shopping trend I think- stress levels were at an all time high. I may have even rammed a few people with the pram yesterday, I said sorry but it was definitely an intentional "get out of my way" tap on the achilles. People traffic is the worst kind of traffic... Some people are so unaware of their surroundings it is mind boggling that they are even consciously walking!! 

Anyway- it's done- woohoo! Now I just hope everything arrives to everyone on time...

The other night I found myself in the same age old dilemma that I do most evenings.. What the heck do I want for dinner? 

The forever unanswered question that runs my life from approx 4pm onwards. 

That night I decided to mash together the two things I love most at the moment- bread & cheese. So what better than Quesadillas? I had never made this Mexican dish before but had tried it many times, most recently in Bali with pulled chicken- delish. Now I didn't actually follow any recipes of any sort, I just figured it can't be that hard to get two tortillas filled with whatever I want and fry them together? 

Luckily, I was right. 

So here's my recipe for Prawn & Coriander Quesadillas that will blow your mind... Incredibly easy, incredibly scrumptious & not so good on the waistline... 

Ingredients;

2 Tortillas

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

Handful spinach 

1 cup raw prawn meat

3/4 cup grated cheese 

Handful chopped coriander 

Chilli flakes

Squeeze lemon juice 

Avocado for the side 

Method;

Firstly, cook the prawns on high in the frypan until no longer clear (3-4mins), I add some chilli flakes and a squeeze of lemon to the pan whilst doing this to give them a bit of flavour.

Remove prawns and rinse pan ready to cook tortillas.

Chop the prawns into thirds.

On a plate, put the cheese coriander prawns and spinach on top of a tortilla and season with salt & pepper.

Place the tortilla on a hot pan with some oil and place the remaining tortilla on top to form a sandwich. 

After approx 4 mins (check to see the tortilla is crisping up underneath) flip the tortilla carefully and allow another 4 mins for the other side to crisp up. Add more olive oil if necessary.

Once done, simply remove & cut into fours. I served mine with some avo as it went really well with the prawns..

This was so easy to make, and obviously you can put anything you like in them, such a good idea if you're in a rush for dinner! (I wasn't in a rush, I'm just lazy in the kitchen) 

There hasn't been much else to report this week, I made it back to the gym yesterday after a 6 day hiatus & it made my day so much better after releasing some endorphins. So back I go to a body balance class this morn, then I'm off to meet up with my mum group for lunch. Naturally I made another batch of caramel slice for this meeting- what? It's for them honestly.

Don't judge me. 

I've also been on Pinterest for recipe inspiration this week & have found some things I'm looking forward to trying out- if any are a roaring success I'll be sure to share them with you all..

Hope everyone is feeling that Xmas spirit and having a very merry week :)

Thought of the day "6 sleeps!!"

Gemma