Article: Think fig: yippee--it's fig season! We love figs in appetizers (grilled with rosemary and goat cheese), salads (with arugula and shallot vinaigrette), entrees (in a sauce with dill on cold poached salmon*), and desserts (in maple-flavored rice pudding). But pretty please, don't forget the snack (port-glazed figs with walnuts and Stilton).

From early summer through midfall, life gets a lift from a fruit with unmatched texture (grainy yet creamy) and a sweetness all its own. Figs are very high in dietary fiber and overall mineral content. And no peeling or pitting is required. Opposite page: A warm shallot vinaigrette makes each ingredient in this arugula salad with figs glow more vividly.

A meal that ends with port-glazed figs, walnuts, and Stilton is a meal that probably ...

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