This southern Italian specialty starts with juicy Dottato figs, which are air-dried before being slow-roasted, wrapped in clean fig leaves, and baked again. The resulting delicacy adds deep, rich color – and wonderfully dense figgy flavor – to any cheese plate, salad, or bowl of ice cream.
Seggiano Baked Fig Ball (8.8 ounces)
Alicia Hahn
Alicia Hahn excels at eating and enjoys writing, crosswords, and cooking (preferably with cheese). Originally from San Francisco, she moved to Boston for school and fell in love with the city (despite an annual campaign against winter). Her favorite place to be is the farmers’ market, where she finds weird and exciting ingredients to make or break her next meal.
