Chickpea salad

Chickpea salad, sometimes called hummus salad (Arabic: سلطة حمص), using the Arabic word for 'chickpea', is a salad in Arab cuisine. It consists of whole cooked chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, salt, olive oil, and cumin.[1][2]

Hummus salad
Alternative namesسلطة حمص
TypeSalad
Place of originLevant
Region or stateArab world

Chickpea salad has been eaten in the Levant since at least the time or the Amorite kings, with Zimri-Lim being known in particular for lavish banquets at which the dish was one of the delicacies.[3]

Variants may include coriander, sweet paprika, turmeric, pepper, chopped mint, chopped onions, or parsley.

Chickpea salad is eaten by vegans worldwide.[4]

See also

References
  1. "طريقة عمل سلطة الحمص - موضوع". موضوع (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  2. "مقادير سلطة الحمص الشامية بالطحينة". www.mbc.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  3. Shavit, E. (2008). "Truffles roasting in the evening fires: Pages from the history of desert truffles" (PDF). Fungi. 1 (3): 18–23.
  4. "מתכון לסלט חומוס". mako. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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