Food of the Greek gods and sun-soaked superfood, extra-virgin olive oil represents a delicious embarrassment of riches, poised to elevate every single meal, from Tuscan beans on garlic toast to olive oil on ice cream. In this first book from one of the fastest growing premium olive oil brands, Citizen of Soil, discover a carefully curated collection of olive-oil drenched recipes from olive groves right across the Mediterranean.Olive oil sommelier and Citizens of Soil founder Sarah Fulton Vachon explains all the glories of the golden liquid: how to taste, how to cook with it, and how it changes the way we eat, from our skin to our heart to our microbiome. Olive oil tasting is followed by recipes organised by occasion, including mid-morning breaks, tapas, long Sunday meals, aperitivo with friends and family suppers, all focused on the enduring dining culture of the Mediterranean.Recipes include:- Maria''s moussaka- Pasta con le sarde- Greek honey cookies- Chocolate and extra virgin olive oil on toast Complete with stunning photography of the Mediterranean, For the Love of Olive Oil is a glorious celebration of a golden liquid.