Choosing recipes, which are easy to prepare, can be made ahead and taste fantastic is an important part of a successful celebration feast. This beetroot hummus is a great example of this. The humble beetroot can be transformed into something quite unusual with tastes from the Middle East and served as a dip with homemade flatbreads.
For the beetroot hummus:
4 beetroot, cooked
1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
2 tsp of ground cumin
2 tbsp of pomegranate molasses, plus extra to drizzle
1 tbsp of tahini
Juice of 1 lemon
Sea salt and ground black pepper
2 tbsp of sesame seeds, toasted, to serve
For the flatbreads:
500g bread flour, plus extra for dusting
2 x 7.5g sachet of easy blend dried yeast
1 tsp of sea salt, plus extra to sprinkle
350ml of tepid water
1 tbsp of honey
1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for oiling
2 tbsp of nigella seeds or poppy seeds
1 egg, lightly beaten
Dried polenta, to sprinkle