{"id":18814,"date":"2025-08-14T10:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T08:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=18814"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:17:09","slug":"samfa-turn-up-the-heat-this-winter-its-national-hot-spicy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/samfa-turn-up-the-heat-this-winter-its-national-hot-spicy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn Up the Heat This Winter \u2013 It\u2019s National Hot & Spicy Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What better way to fight off the winter blues than with something hot, spicy, and totally worth breaking your \u201cmild only\u201d rule for?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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August 19 is National Hot and Spicy Day \u2013 and frankly, we think it\u2019s a celebration that deserves a proper fork in the air.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Naturally, we couldn\u2019t resist joining the flavour party with a dish that brings the heat and gives mushrooms their moment in the spotlight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • These Harissa Butter Roasted Mushrooms with Spicy Lemon Yoghurt\u00a0is rich, bold, and just the right kind of fiery \u2013 perfect for anyone who likes their comfort food with a kick (and their mushrooms golden and glorious!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    HERE’S HOW TO WHIP UP A DELICIOUS\u00a0HARISSA BUTTER ROASTED MUSHROOMS WITH SPICY LEMON YOGHURT<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Serves 6<\/p>\n

    Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Quick pickled onions:<\/p>\n

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    • 1 red onion, very thinly sliced<\/li>\n
    • \u00bd cup apple cider vinegar<\/li>\n
    • 1 Tbsp sugar<\/li>\n
    • 1 tsp sea salt flakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Yoghurt sauce:<\/p>\n

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      • 250ml plain double cream yoghurt<\/li>\n
      • 1 small clove garlic, finely grated<\/li>\n
      • 2 Tbsp lemon juice<\/li>\n
      • 2 tsp Aleppo pepper*<\/li>\n
      • Good pinch of sea salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        *Aleppo pepper is available at specialty delis \/ artisanal grocers \/ spice stores.<\/p>\n

        If you cannot find Aleppo pepper simply substitute with 1 tsp sweet paprika and \u00bc tsp cayenne pepper. Mix together.<\/p>\n

        Mushrooms:<\/p>\n

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        • 125g butter, softened<\/li>\n
        • 125g harissa paste<\/li>\n
        • 12 large portobello mushrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          To serve:<\/p>\n

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          • Store bought flatbread \/ naan or pita<\/li>\n
          • Fresh coriander<\/li>\n
          • Lime wedges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n

            For the quick pickled onions:<\/p>\n

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            1. Combine all the ingredients in a glass jar and give it a good shake.<\/li>\n
            2. Make sure the onions are submerged.<\/li>\n
            3. Leave at room temperature while preparing the rest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              For the yoghurt sauce:<\/p>\n

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              1. Combine all the ingredients together and taste to adjust seasoning.<\/li>\n
              2. Keep in the fridge until serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                For the mushrooms:<\/p>\n

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                1. Stir the softened butter and harissa paste together until well combined.<\/li>\n
                2. Taste the harissa paste you are using for seasoning – you may or may not need to add a little extra salt and pepper.<\/li>\n
                3. Preheat oven to 200\u00b0C with the fan on.<\/li>\n
                4. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.<\/li>\n
                5. Place portabellos on prepared tray and brush generously with harissa butter.<\/li>\n
                6. Roast for about 7-10 minutes or until just tender.<\/li>\n
                7. While the mushrooms are roasting, warm or toast some flatbread and prepare the other toppings.<\/li>\n
                8. Serve harissa butter mushrooms piled onto warm flatbread with generous dollops of the spicy lemon yoghurt.<\/li>\n
                9. Scatter everything with fresh coriander leaves and pickled onions.<\/li>\n
                10. Squeeze over some fresh lime juice and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  What better way to fight off the winter blues than with something hot, spicy, and totally worth breaking your \u201cmild only\u201d rule for?\u00a0 August 19 is National Hot and Spicy Day \u2013 and frankly, we think it\u2019s a celebration that deserves a proper fork in the air. Naturally, we couldn\u2019t resist joining the flavour party…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18816,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18814\/revisions\/18816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}