Yam And Cotija Cheese Quesadillas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 large yams or 2 large sweet potatoes
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 red onions, julienned
4 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 limes, juice of
1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
4 corn tortillas or 4 flour tortillas
1 1/3 cups grated Cotija cheese

Preparation

Wash yams, cut a slit lengthwise on each yam; and microwave about 5 to 7 minutes or until done.
Heat oil in a medium saucepan, add onions with a pinch of salt and saute, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and carmelized, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Peel yams (now cooled down) and place in a mixing bowl, add honey, butter, lime juice, salt and pepper to taste; mash with a potato masher.
Toast tortilla in a dry cast-iron fry pan or comal.
To assemble quesadillas, lay toasted tortilla on a work surface, spread a layer of mashed yam over the surface, top with carmelized onions, and garnish with grated cotija cheese.
Just before serving, heat assembled quesadillas in the microwave, until warm.
Serve.