Biblical scholars debate whether it was an apple or a pomegranate the snake gave to Eve. Whichever fruit offered the temptation, both are in this salad, along with several more ancient Middle Eastern ingredients such as chickpeas, fennel, goat cheese, preserved lemons, and the aphrodisiac spice mix in raz el hanout. The apple blended into the dressing gives it a creamy texture which combines well with the warm spiciness of cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger, and the unusually bright and tart preserved lemons. This tempting and colorful salad is a seductive balance of salty, sweet, sour, with just a little bitter. - robinbeth

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