Sweet Potato Hummus & Yogurt Flatbread

A simple Yogurt Flatbread is served alongside a spicy, sweet, and smoky Vegan Sweet Potato Hummus. Perfect for a fall or winter appetizer or snack.

This is the easiest flatbread recipe ever… a total go-to of mine for any meal or snack requiring dipping or wrapping. It involves just four ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen and just a few minutes to combine and roll out the dough. The longest part is letting the dough sit in the fridge for an hour, but I’ve gotten away with cutting that back to 20 or 30 minutes while I’m making the other components of my meal…

Today the other “component” is this smoky sweet potato hummus, as my contribution to The Food Matters Project. Erin from one of my favorite blogs, Naturally Ella, chose this week’s recipe – a simple “blank canvas” homemade hummus. Delicious on its own… but the choices of flavors to add are endless.

I made some sweet potato veggie burgers the other night (post coming soon), and I had half of a mushy baked potato in my fridge so the decision made itself. This is a little sweet, a little smoky, a little earthy and a little spicy. I would say my recipe combination here is on the medium side, but feel free to punch up the paprika and cayenne to make it more bold… taste as you go and adjust as you wish.

For the original recipe, visit Naturally Ella.

For countless other variations, click here to see what the other members came up with.

Flatbread recipe slightly adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty 


Sweet Potato Hummus & Yogurt Flatbread

 
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Serves: 4 flatbreads with extra hummus
Ingredients
For the Yogurt Flatbreads:
  • ½ cup spelt flour, plus extra for kneading/rolling
  • ½ cup yogurt
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • Extra-virgin olive oil or butter for the pan
For the Sweet Potato Hummus:
  • ½ medium sweet potato, baked until mushy
  • 1 can chickpeas (1.5 cups)
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • ½ tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 garlic clove
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt, more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon paprika, plus more for garnish
  • ½ teaspoon minced rosemary
  • Juice of ½ small lemon or ¼ large lemon
  • Fresh black pepper
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne (optional)
Instructions
  1. Make the yogurt flatbreads: Combine the flour, yogurt, baking powder, and salt. Mix together with your hands to form a ball of dough. Add more flour if you need to, just enough so it's not too sticky.
  2. Knead for about a minute until the dough is smooth. Put in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to a few days.
  3. Divide into 4 balls and roll them into flat disks with a rolling pin.
  4. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the oil or butter. Place the flatbreads in the pan and cook for a minute or two on each side like you would cook a pancake. Flip when you start to see bubbles, and remove when they’re at your desired level of browning or char.
  5. Serve immediately; they’re best right off the skillet. If you want to make extra for later, I would keep the raw dough balls in the fridge and cook as needed instead of making them all at once and storing them.
  6. Make the sweet potato hummus: Process the sweet potato, chickpeas, tahini, maple syrup, garlic, salt, paprika, rosemary, lemon juice, pepper, and cayenne, if using, in a food processor until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil and a dusting of paprika. Serve with the yogurt flatbreads.

 

 

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  1. Cristy from ncsweetpotatoes
    03.27.2012

    What a beautiful combination! Can’t wait to try this flat bread. And your hummus – you should enter it in the NC Sweet Potato Commission’s blogger recipe contest!

  2. I love that cookbook. Your photos are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing a simple and lovely recipe!

  3. I love spelt flour! I make oat flour tortillas, but flatbreads look a little different, so I’ll use this recipe when I give them a try. They look delicious! 🙂

    • jeanine
      03.14.2012

      I use oat flour a lot also (and it would totally work with these). I seem to trade off between having oat and spelt on hand.

  4. I seriously love flatbread and can’t wait to try yours! I made sweet potato hummus earlier this fall, it’s one of my very favorite variations on standard hummus!

  5. Ambika from ambikaskitchen.com
    03.13.2012

    The flat bread looks wonderful and so does the hummus. You guys have an amazing blog and I am so glad to be a new follower!

  6. Kristen from mindyourbeesandtrees.com
    03.13.2012

    I looooove sweet potatoes! This looks awesome. Thanks for sharing the flatbread recipe too! I’ll have to keep that on hand. There were so many creative renditions this week–loved it!

  7. Those flatbreads look so appetizing. I have the Yottam book – will be sure to look them up in it.

  8. rachel from elephantine.typepad.com
    03.13.2012

    just found your blog, and wow, so lovely!

  9. tara from sevenspoons.net
    03.13.2012

    the ottolenghi flatbreads are a favourite here! and now we have something new to pair them with. how gorgeous!

  10. Adrienne from adrienneats.blogspot.com
    03.13.2012

    I’ve had that yogurt flatbread recipe dog-eared in Plenty for months. I’ll be making that tonight to eat with the leftover hummus. Love your addition of sweet potato to the hummus.

  11. Jenn from vanillalemon.com
    03.13.2012

    Looks wonderful! I have half a sweet potato in my fridge that I may just have to add to my leftover hummus 🙂

  12. Lena from mrsgarlichead.com
    03.13.2012

    I love the addition of the sweet potato, and your beautiful photos!
    And now I really want to make this yogurt flatbread.

  13. The flatbread looks awesome. I am such a wimp when it comes to making breads. I also made a sweet potato hummus this week but bean free!

  14. Rachel from blog.muffinegg.com
    03.12.2012

    Thanks for sharing the flatbread recipe! I am always on the lookout for easy homemade breads and this one looks fantastic! I gave my stepmom Plenty for Christmas and we’ve cooked a couple of wonderful things from it together so far. It’s a great one!

    • jeanine
      03.14.2012

      Thanks! Yea, breads aren’t usually my thing because I don’t have the patience for kneading, rising, punching, etc…

  15. The sweet potato hummus looks fantastic! I love the addition of honey along with the cayenne. A great combination of flavours. Beautiful lighting in the photos. 🙂 So welcoming. Cannot wait to try making these flat breads. I want to make an avocado salsa this week and think this flatbread would be perfect for scooping 🙂

    Hope you had a nice Monday!

  16. erin from naturallyella.com
    03.12.2012

    This flatbread sounds ahhh-mazing and I love sweet potato hummus (can’t go wrong.)

    Thank you for the kinds words!

  17. Jaxx from thecookingrn.blogspot.com
    03.12.2012

    mmm…sounds delicious! i’ve never made flatbread before, but may have to take a stab at it!

  18. #1—Have I told you I love your blog?
    #2—Lets trade naan for flatbread.
    #3—Love the salty/sweet/smoky combo!

    • jeanine
      03.13.2012

      Hi Melissa,

      thanks! I love your blog too… I’m excited to try your naan recipe, I’ve been searching for one lately 🙂

  19. Margarita from letscookandbefriends.blogspot.com
    03.12.2012

    I love the sweet potato addition! Never would have thought of adding that in hummus. 🙂 Your pictures look so elegant… love it!

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