Haldane High School Students learn to make traditional Mexican Quesadillas with Local Spinach

Chef Evelyn Garcia, graduate of the Culinary Institute of America visited Mrs. Pidala's high school Home and Careers class at Haldane last week and taught the students how to make quesadillas using freshly made tortillas.

She demonstrated how to make the dough from corn "masa" and water, and using an iron tortilla press, she made the tortillas within seconds!
















Meanwhile, students made a spicy salsa verde with tomatillos and jalapeño peppers in a traditional Mexican Molcajete. Others sautéed fresh spinach from Madura Farms in Goshen, NY. And the rest worked on the guacamole. 

After grilling the tortillas for a few minutes, the students assembled the quesadillas with sautéed spinach and Mexican queso blanco. The quesadillas were topped with guacamole and salsa verde. 

Chef Evelyn brought in a traditional hibiscus iced tea to add to the delicious traditional Mexican snack.