Zucchini and Red Pepper Enchiladas with Two Salsas

Zucchini and Red Pepper Enchiladas with Two Salsas
Zucchini and Red Pepper Enchiladas with Two Salsas
Smoky grilled vegetables—not a cloying amount of meat or cheese—rule here. Instead of embellishing the enchiladas with a complex (and time-consuming) Mexican pipián (pumpkin-seed sauce), cook a few customary pipián ingredients and then purée them with cilantro for an easy enchilada that's herbaceous and fresh.
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Mexican Cheese Tomato Vegetarian Quick & Easy Cinco de Mayo Backyard BBQ Dinner Bell Pepper Zucchini Grill Grill/Barbecue Tortillas Gourmet Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped white onion
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • Carbohydrate 53 g(18%)
  • Cholesterol 22 mg(7%)
  • Fat 85 g(131%)
  • Fiber 11 g(45%)
  • Protein 25 g(50%)
  • Saturated Fat 11 g(57%)
  • Sodium 94 mg(4%)
  • Calories 1038

PreparationStart enchiladas: Prepare a gas grill for direct-heat cooking over medium heat; see Grilling Procedure . Preheat oven to 350°F . Secure each onion round with a wooden pick for grilling. Oil grill rack, then grill vegetables, covered, turning occasionally, until tender (6 to 8 minutes for bell peppers and zucchini; 10 to 12 minutes for onion), transferring to a bowl. Wrap tortillas in stacks of 6 in foil and heat in oven, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, make pumpkin-seed salsa: Cook chile, garlic, cumin, and pumpkin seeds in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat, stirring, until seeds pop, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer 3 tablespoons seeds with a slotted spoon to a bowl and reserve. Purée remaining seeds and oil with cilantro, water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth. Make tomato salsa: Stir together tomatoes, onion, chile, lime juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Assemble and fry enchiladas: Cut vegetables into strips. Spread 2 teaspoons pumpkin-seed salsa on each warm tortilla and top with some of grilled vegetables, then roll up. Heat oil (1/2 cup) in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Fry enchiladas, seam side down first, in 2 batches, turning once, until lightly browned and heated through, about 2 minutes per batch. Transfer enchiladas to plates, then drizzle with remaining pumpkin-seed salsa and sprinkle with reserved seeds and cheese. Serve with tomato salsa. Cooks' note:Vegetables can be cooked in an oiled hot grill pan.

PreparationStart enchiladas: Prepare a gas grill for direct-heat cooking over medium heat; see Grilling Procedure . Preheat oven to 350°F . Secure each onion round with a wooden pick for grilling. Oil grill rack, then grill vegetables, covered, turning occasionally, until tender (6 to 8 minutes for bell peppers and zucchini; 10 to 12 minutes for onion), transferring to a bowl. Wrap tortillas in stacks of 6 in foil and heat in oven, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, make pumpkin-seed salsa: Cook chile, garlic, cumin, and pumpkin seeds in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat, stirring, until seeds pop, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer 3 tablespoons seeds with a slotted spoon to a bowl and reserve. Purée remaining seeds and oil with cilantro, water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth. Make tomato salsa: Stir together tomatoes, onion, chile, lime juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Assemble and fry enchiladas: Cut vegetables into strips. Spread 2 teaspoons pumpkin-seed salsa on each warm tortilla and top with some of grilled vegetables, then roll up. Heat oil (1/2 cup) in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Fry enchiladas, seam side down first, in 2 batches, turning once, until lightly browned and heated through, about 2 minutes per batch. Transfer enchiladas to plates, then drizzle with remaining pumpkin-seed salsa and sprinkle with reserved seeds and cheese. Serve with tomato salsa. Cooks' note:Vegetables can be cooked in an oiled hot grill pan.