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one of many things

i learned from working at Delfina

is the subtle deliciousness

of baking fish in fresh fig leaves

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Bodega salmon/sauteed okra with cumin and onions/chard/black missions figs

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Place 3 or 4 washed fresh fig leaves in a baking dish (first drizzle a little oil beneath leaves), overlapping slightly. Place fish atop leaves, sprinkle with salt, drizzle with olive oil. Curl sides of leaves around fish. Hold in place with toothpick if necessary, but usually the oil does the trick. Bake at 350F for around 25 minutes, till fish is medium-rare. Fig leaves aren't meant to be eaten but perfume the fish with a slightly coconutty flavor.