Rainbow Dough Balls with Hummus and Juicy Roast Tomatoes
Fun and colourful rainbow dough balls - easy to make and look stunning. Served with some creamy hummus and juicy popping roast tomatoes - yum!
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Snack Keyword Christmas, Dinner party, Easter, Valentines
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
For the dough balls
- 400 g self raising flour
- 300 g natural yogurt
- Big pinch sea salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- Harissa flavour
- 1 tbsp rose harissa
- 1 tsp extra flour
- Turmeric
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- Beetroot flavour
- 2 tbsp beetroot juice
- 2 1/2 tbsp extra flour
- Pesto flavour
- 1 tbsp vegan pesto
- 1 tbsp flour
For the roast tomatoes
- 250 g cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Pinch sea salt and black pepper
Hummus
To make the dough balls
In a bowl, add the flour, yogurt, olive oil, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine until it comes together, then transfer to a floured board.
Knead for a few minutes until you get a springy dough.
Divide the dough into 4.
Flavour each of the four pieces...
Harissa portion
Pop the dough into a large bowl and add 1 tbsp of harissa and 1 tbsp more flour.
Knead the harissa into the dough so that it’s evenly distributed .
Add more flour if needed.
Turmeric portion
Pop the dough into a large bowl and add 1/4 turmeric.
Knead into the dough so that its evenly distributed, and the dough becomes yellow.
Beetroot portion
Pop the dough into a large bowl and add 2 tbsp of beetroot juice and 2 1/2 tbsp more flour.
Knead into the dough so that it’s evenly distributed.
Add more flour if needed.
Pesto portion
Pop the dough into a large bowl and add 1 tbsp of pesto and 1 tbsp more flour.
Knead the pesto into the dough so that it’s evenly distributed.
Add more flour if needed.
Shape the dough balls
Divide each coloured dough into 3 then roll the dough into a small circles.
Prepare a large baking tray with a baking paper on the bottom.
Place the 18 balls in a circle, alternating colours. They should be nestled close to each other.
Brush a little olive oil over the top, then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake on 180C for approx minutes until cooked and golden on top and fluffy inside