From the Olive Grove: Mediterranean Cooking with Olive Oil

The healthful virtues of olive oil, a key component of the Mediterranean diet, have become well known in recent years; its monounsaturated fats and antioxidants are beneficial in preventing heart disease by controlling LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels while simultaneously raising HDL ("good") cholesterol levels.

Helen Koutalianos and her husband run Basil Olive Oil Products in Canada, which sells artisan olive oil produced on a farm in Greece that their family has owned for generations. Helen ...