: a paste of pureed chickpeas usually mixed with sesame oil or sesame paste and eaten as a dip or sandwich spread
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Chickpeas, the main ingredient in hummus, contain tryptophan and isoflavones, which have mild estrogen-like effects.
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Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
The Porch Restaurant & Bar 1601 16th St. The restaurant’s three-course menu starts with artisan romaine salad with a choice of potato chips and onion dip or bread and hummus.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
But my other favorite is a vegan dish: the roasted vegetable sandwich ($13), a filling and well-seasoned pile of produce on flatbread and carrot hummus.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Consider adding flaxseed to vinaigrettes, guacamole, or chickpea hummus.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
The Porch Restaurant & Bar 1601 16th St. The restaurant’s three-course menu starts with artisan romaine salad with a choice of potato chips and onion dip or bread and hummus.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
But my other favorite is a vegan dish: the roasted vegetable sandwich ($13), a filling and well-seasoned pile of produce on flatbread and carrot hummus.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Consider adding flaxseed to vinaigrettes, guacamole, or chickpea hummus.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Hummus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummus. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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