Savoury stuffed apples

In a parallel world, instead of calling this book Pomegranates & Artichokes, I would’ve named it Oh, the Glorious World of Stuffed Vegetables, as nothing showcases culinary affinities all the way from Central Asia to the heart of the Mediterranean quite like stuffed vegetables. Known as dolmeh in Iran, dolma in Turkey, gemista in Greece, and mehshi in Arab-speaking countries, you will encounter a few of them in this book —