Quesadillas with prosciutto, smoked Gouda, and caramelized onions.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/2 small white onion, finely sliced
• 1/2 small red onion, finely sliced
• splash of balsamic vinegar
• 1.5-2 cups grated smoked Gouda
  
• however many tortillas you want to use; 2 tortillas makes 1 quesadilla, and so forth. We used 3, and made 1.5 quesadillas. Mostly because we just used what we had in the fridge. Whatever.
• 2 ounces sliced prosciutto, chopped
• 1 cup cilantro, chopped
  

Melt the 2 tbsp butter in a pan over medium high or high heat. Add the onions and balsamic vinegar and cook until they're brown and caramelized, about 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat.
We used a non-stick griddle for making the quesadillas, but you could also use a flat-bottomed pan as well, if you don't have a griddle.
Heat the griddle to about 300 degrees.
Begin assembling the quesadillas: place half the tortillas on the griddle. Add the cheese, prosciutto, and onions. Squish everything down a little so that nothing falls off. Put another tortilla on top and let the bottom tortilla cook and let the cheese melt a little. Flip it over after about 2 minutes. The underside should have brown spots on it. Cook on the other side until the quesadilla is crispy.
Garnish with cilantro.
Suggestion: put apple-cranberry chutney on top. Delicious.

Thoughts: Fantastic. Dan thought it could use more prosciutto next time. I thought it could use less onion - the quesadillas were overflowing with caramelized onion. I highly recommend putting some sort of apple chutney on top - it really pairs well with the smoked Gouda. I don't have much to say about this. It was just a wonderful taste experience. Taste-tastic. If you will.

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