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Beet Carpaccio with Crispy Feta and Mint By Donna Hay Serves 4-6 Ingredients Beet Carpaccio 1 bunch beets,trimmed 2 cups malt vinegar 1 cup brown sugar 3 cups water  3 tablespoons California extra virgin olive oil  200g firm feta, crumbled  ¼ cup baby mint leaves Tarragon dressing 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 4 tablespoons California COOC-certified extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon superfine sugar 2 tablespoons chopped tarragon ( you can also use chervil or fennel fronds in the same amount if preferred) Instructions To make the tarragon dressing, place the vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and sugar in a...

The main type of fat found in olive oils are monounsaturated fats also known as (MUFA's). These type of fats are considered a healthy dietary fat.

Your health can benefit by replacing the type of fats you are consuming. Replacing saturated fats and trans fats with monounsaturated fats (MUFA's) can be beneficial to your well being

Health benefits stated in this Blog come from research done at well known and highly respected Mayo Clinic

Terra d’Oliva is happy to introduce our amazing Natural Pure Raw Honey to our customers. We currently are exclusively working with Local honey produced by our hardworking Honey Bee friends here in the Local La Canada and Glendale Mountains, Central Coast Valleys as well as the Central Valley’s of California. Terra d’Oliva prefers to label its Honey as Natural Pure Raw Honey instead of Organic as many falsely do. Our goal as it is with all of our Brand is to educated our customers in regards to all of our products. More information is below under “Is it Really Organic”....

Daniella Monet also adds the true Extra Virgin Olive Oil experience to her recipes. In her latest video on Youtube, she uses our pure and bold EVOO in a spring pearl couscous salad. Check it out! Daniella used in her recipe the Spanish Picual, one of our most popular EVOOs.  

We are proud to announce the new online store for Terra d'Oliva! Completely redesigned, we now offer our customers a top notch online experience.  The new website was designed by PVDZN, a web marketing and design agency located in South Bay Los Angeles. Paulo Santos, marketing director of the agency, tells us a little bit about the process of bringing our new website to reality. "Working with Terra d'Oliva has been an amazing experience since day one. We sit with Vladimir for a long talk about his vision for the company for the next few years, and then we spent a few...

What is the true aceto balsamico, the balsamic vinegar? How is it produced? How the different flavors are added? What is true aceto balsamico (balsamic vinegar)? True aged traditional balsamic vinegar (aceto balsamico tradizionale) production involves the reductive fermentation process of converting caramelized grape juice, called must, into a syrup-like sweet & sour vinegar. Grapes used in this process are traditionally White Trebbiano or Red Lambrusco grapes. Traditional methods require that the aceto balsamico is aged for at least 12 years in old wood barrels of successively smaller sizes. Typical woods used for the aging process include; oak, chestnut, mulberry,...