: 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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Come lunch, Hall savors a wrap sandwich stuffed with hummus and mixed greens, and dinner is air-fryer barbecue chicken thighs, roasted broccoli, and brown basmati rice.
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
Top oatmeal or salads with pumpkin seeds, snack on walnuts, or enjoy chickpeas as hummus for zinc and selenium.
—Lauren Manaker, SELF, 19 Jan. 2026
At lunch, garden salad bowls, pizzas, and share plates of hummus, and in the evening, fish and pasta dishes best shared across the table.
—Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
Readers said the spicy edamame hummus was their favorite appetizer in all of Kansas City and that the sushi was phenomenal.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
Top oatmeal or salads with pumpkin seeds, snack on walnuts, or enjoy chickpeas as hummus for zinc and selenium.
—Lauren Manaker, SELF, 19 Jan. 2026
At lunch, garden salad bowls, pizzas, and share plates of hummus, and in the evening, fish and pasta dishes best shared across the table.
—Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
Readers said the spicy edamame hummus was their favorite appetizer in all of Kansas City and that the sushi was phenomenal.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Hummus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hummus. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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