Smoked hummus and grilled veggie flatbread

By the star of the RTÉ cookery show All Fired Up

Nico Reynolds's smoked hummus and grilled veggie flatbread
Nico Reynolds's smoked hummus and grilled veggie flatbread
Serves: 0
Course: Starter
Cooking Time: 0 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

  • For the smoked chickpea hummus:
  • 1 tin of chickpeas
  • 1 bulb of garlic
  • 1tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2tbsp tahini
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • For the flatbread:
  • 350g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • 350g natural yoghurt
  • 1 bunch of sturdy herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano)
  • 100ml butter, melted
  • For the aubergine steaks and Parmesan courgettes:
  • 1 aubergine, sliced into rounds
  • 1 courgette, cut in half lengthways
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 50g Parmesan, plus extra to serve
  • To serve:
  • 1tsp capers, roughly chopped
  • Handful of rocket leaves
  • 50g walnuts, roughly chopped

For the smoked chickpea hummus

1 Drain the can of chickpeas and shake dry in a sieve.

2 Place the sieve with the chickpeas inside a barbecue, over the indirect heat and smoke for 30 minutes.

3 Wrap the garlic in tinfoil along with a drizzle of olive oil and roast until soft and tender – about 15 minutes.

4 Allow the chickpeas and garlic to cool slightly then add to a blender along with the tahini, smoked paprika and lemon juice. Blitz together until smooth.

For the flatbreads

1 Add the flour, baking powder, yoghurt and a pinch of salt to a large bowl and mix together to form a shaggy dough.

2 Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about five minutes until smooth. Leave to rest for 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax.

3 When ready, divide the dough into four and roll out each piece on a lightly floured surface to about ½cm thick.

4 Tie your herbs together with twine to form a herb brush.

5 Arrange the flatbreads on the grill and cook over a high heat for four minutes on each side, using the herb brush to brush your flatbreads with butter as you grill.

For the aubergine steaks

1 Cut the aubergine into discs and season with olive oil, salt and pepper.

2 Grill over a medium heat until tender and cooked through (six minutes each side).

For the Parmesan courgettes

1 Cut the courgettes down the middle like a log. Season with olive oil, salt and pepper.

2 Grill flesh side down until you've got a nice char on the courgettes (about six minutes), then turn them and sprinkle over the Parmesan. Cook for a further six minutes. Remove from the grill and slice.

For the salad

1 Roughly chop the capers and walnuts.

2 Place the rocket into a bowl and add the capers and walnuts along with a drizzle of the juice from the jar of capers. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with a little olive oil.

To assemble

1 Take a flat bread and spread it with some smoked chickpea hummus. Add some charred veggies and top with a handful of the salad. Finish with a grating of Parmesan.

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