{"id":18015,"date":"2015-09-13T23:34:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-13T21:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=18015"},"modified":"2015-09-13T23:36:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-13T21:36:52","slug":"roasted-green-chilli-spread-with-greek-yogurt-and-walnuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=18015","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Green Chilli Spread with Greek Yogurt and Walnuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"chillispread\"After Filo Rolls with Chilli and Feta<\/a>\u00a0it seems strange to write once more\u00a0about chilli as the\u00a0protagonist, but I really couldn’t resist sharing it while\u00a0I’m still in the\u00a0middle of\u00a0chilli roasting frenzy. This Europeanised version of MJ’s Green Chile Pecan Cheese Spread<\/a>, containing Greek yogurt and walnuts instead of cream cheese and pecans, is a fantastic\u00a0treat for\u00a0a fiery food lover and the quickest thing one can do with roasted chilli at the same time.<\/p>\n

Actually this spread was the first thing I did with my very first batch of roasted chilli (before the previously posted\u00a0Filo Rolls<\/a>). The choice of\u00a0Mj’s Kitchen<\/a>\u00a0as the source of inspiration for this\u00a0first roasted chilli dish was obvious,\u00a0since, as a\u00a0highly experienced specialist of chilli\u00a0roasting and cooking, MJ has a huge choice\u00a0of related luscious looking recipes. Thanks to MJ’s encouragement I discovered\u00a0how\u00a0this simple process creates\u00a0an utterly delicious product, incredibly easy to experiment\u00a0with and will always be grateful for that. I have not only replaced some\u00a0products, but I have also changed the ingredients’ ratio, so check MJ’s\u00a0original\u00a0Chile Spread Recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you have never roasted chilli peppers, check MJ’s tips and detailed instructions,<\/a>\u00a0many\u00a0more\u00a0roasted chilli dishes<\/a>\u00a0and myriads of other delightful New Mexican – and not only – treats.<\/p>\n

TIPS: Make sure you use chilled chilli peppers and Greek yogurt straight from the fridge\u00a0(though the best is\u00a0to refrigerate the paste for several hours in the fridge\u00a0because the\u00a0flavours improve with time).<\/p>\n

Try to add some grilled bacon bits next tim, as MJ recommends (I certainly will!).<\/p>\n

Preparation: 5-10 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

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

1 cup (250 ml) chopped roasted (and skinned) medium hot green chilli, chilled<\/em><\/p>\n

125 g (about 4 oz) very cold Greek yogurt or any other rich, thick natural yogurt<\/em><\/p>\n

2-3 tablespoons chopped walnuts<\/em><\/p>\n

juice from 1\/2 medium lime<\/em><\/p>\n

salt<\/em><\/p>\n

1 teaspoon crushed dried oregano<\/em><\/p>\n

Combine everything, taste to check the seasoning, refrigerate for several hours (or use very cold ingredients, straight from the fridge).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After Filo Rolls with Chilli and Feta\u00a0it seems strange to write once more\u00a0about chilli as the\u00a0protagonist, but I really couldn’t resist sharing it while\u00a0I’m still…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80,204,125,13,85,194,18],"tags":[12,45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18015"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18015"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18031,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18015\/revisions\/18031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}