Caramelized Apricots with Whipped Ricotta

Roman settlers thrived in the remote oasis of Dakhla, at the empire’s farthest edge. Archaeological discoveries reveal glimpses of a sophisticated agricultural world - lush with dates, figs and a variety of Mediterranean fruits that may have travelled with the Romans from distant orchards. Archaeologists discovered the first appearance of apricots in Egypt at the Roman settlement “Kellis” in Dakhla. They were prized by Romans and called “the precocious ones” for their early summer bloom, ar