: 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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Lunch: salad with greens, basmati rice, avocado, falafel, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, olives, and hummus.
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Ana Morales, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
Other menu items include lemon lentil soup and a Mediterranean Goddess bowl with quinoa and kale tabbouleh, hummus, kalamata olives, honey sweet potato and chickpeas.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Put yours to work whizzing up punchy salsa verde, lump-free crepe batter, salad dressings, hummus, small batches of summer gazpacho, or even homemade baby food.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Spread hummus mixture evenly on a platter, and top with carrots and pistachio mixture.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ana Morales, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
Other menu items include lemon lentil soup and a Mediterranean Goddess bowl with quinoa and kale tabbouleh, hummus, kalamata olives, honey sweet potato and chickpeas.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Put yours to work whizzing up punchy salsa verde, lump-free crepe batter, salad dressings, hummus, small batches of summer gazpacho, or even homemade baby food.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Spread hummus mixture evenly on a platter, and top with carrots and pistachio mixture.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hummus
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“Hummus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummus. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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