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Not really a [[hummus]], as I've not heard of a hot [[hummus]] before now. It's really a spicy [[bean]] [[purée]]. It's based on a [[Mexican bean and cheese puree]] and made with leftovers from the [[freezer]]. I added the sliced tomatoes to prevent the bean [[purée]] from drying out.

A fantastic recipe and you would never imagine it was [[vegetarian]]!
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|TotalCalories = 1591
|PortionCalories = 397
|DatePublished=17th August 2014
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 17 hours
|PrepTime = 12 hours 15 minutes
|CookTime = 4 hours 45 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Hot cheese and tomato hummus.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''Dipalicious!''

5/5

The melted cheese on the top makes all the difference.

[[User:Klapaucius|Klapaucius]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 90 g [[Dried|dried]] [[haricot beans]]
| 90 g [[Dried|dried]] [[butter beans]]
| 2 [[Litres|litres]] of weak [[Vegetable Stock|vegetable stock]] - I make up half the advised quantity of [[Bouillon|bouillon]] powder.
| 2 sticks of [[celery]], roughly chopped
| 1 large [[sweet pepper]], deseeded and chopped
| 1 bulb of [[garlic]], peeled and crushed (''or to taste'')
| 1 [[Onion|onion]], peeled and roughly chopped
| 3 tablespoons [[olive oil]]
| 1 tablespoon of [[Tex-Mex seasoning]], or [[Old India Taco Seasoning]], or chopped [[chillies]], or [[chilli sauce]].
| 110 g mature [[Cheddar cheese|cheddar cheese]], roughly [[Grated|grated]].
| 3 large tomatoes, thinly sliced
| 1 to 2 tablespoons of yellow cornmeal. Use '''only''' if the mixture looks far too wet and the end of the slow cooking process.
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===[[Mise en place]]===
* When you are ready to start the final bake, preheat the [[Oven|oven]] to 180° C (350° F - gas 4), [fan oven 160° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour].
===Method===

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| Soak the beans in cold water overnight, rinsing and draining a few times if possible.
| Add the soaked beans, stock, celery, peppers, garlic, chopped onion, Tex-Mex seasoning (or equivalent) to a [[slow cooker]] on low and cook for 4 hours
| Using a [[stick blender]] reduce the mixture to the consistency of [[hummus]]. If it is really wet, add a tablespoon of [[yellow cornmeal]], stir well and check in another 15 minutes. This is a very efficient way of reducing liquid, but use with caution as more than once, I've had to add more stock after doing this!
| Add 1.5 tablespoons of olive oil. Mix well and remove from the heat.
| At this stage the mixture could be [[refrigerated]] or even [[frozen]] and the final cooking stage done at a later time.
| Once the [[Oven|oven]] is hot, coat a [[shallow oven proof dish]] with 1.5 tablespoons of olive oil and spread the bean mixture evenly over the surface.
| Sprinkle with grated [[cheese]] and top with the thinly sliced tomatoes.
| [[Bake|bake]] the [[Puree|puree]] for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve with [[soured cream]] and plain [[tortilla chips]] or broken up [[taco shells]] to use as edible spoons!

This dish is equally good hot or cold. Store any unused [[purée]] in a [[Lock and Lock]] style box to prevent it drying out.
===Chef's notes===
I used [[dried black lentils]] for the beans and for health reasons, [[olive oil]] for the vegetable oil as this recipe uses rather a lot. For the cheese I used a mixture of mature [[gouda]] and mature [[cheddar]].

===Variations===
This is a great recipe for experimentation. Almost any vegetables can be added to this recipe. Just use your imagination!
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