It just happens that I have an abundance of Borage in my yard, and all this green is fabulous for your health. In honor of the beginning of spring, here is one of my favorite recipes. You can use any green herb this way....Borage grows like a weed once established. It has a wonderful, fresh cucumberlike taste, and the flowers can be eaten off the plant :). You can even candy them, but my kids just eat them like that, or we use them as garnish.
I use the Simpler's Method (a little of this, a little of that) for cooking, so tweak and adjust as necessary :).
You will need:
Big bushel of Borage leaves, garlic, onions, olive oil, yoghurt, veggie or chicken stock.
Chop the onions (1 large) and garlic (2 cloves) and saute' until translucent. Fill up with a little bit of vegetable or chicken stock. Wash and chop the borage leaves. Add to hot stock and simmer just a few minutes until the leaves are soft.
Pour the mixture into the blender and WHIRL until the matter is a thick puree :). Put back in pot and add some stock. Remove from heat, add yoghurt and mix in until smooth, adding salt & pepper (and nutmeg, if you like it) to taste.
Serve, adding a dollup of sour cream makes it even YUMMIER!
Enjoy!
4 comments:
That sounds wonderful. You can do a similar thing using leeks and watercress that is pretty outstanding too. Also, Jim found a recipe for avocado and cucumber soup (cold) which basically involves blending the two vegetables in approximately equal quantities using a small amount of stock to thin the soup to spooning consistence. Salt and pepper. Truly wonderful.
I think soup is probably one of the best foods in the world, I could live on it.
I've never tasted or cooked with borage. You've convinced me it's time to try. I stopped by your blog just to say hello but stayed longer than I planned. I really like what you are doing here and I'll be back often.
Welcome Mary! I am happy that I have inspired you, Borage is so wonderful, especially in the summer! I will warn you, it is a plant that is tenacious, it has taken over a herb box and much of my lawn :)....
HealingMagicHands, leeks and watercress is a staple in my childhood memory box, thank you for bringing it up!
Hi Heike!
I thought Borage was something they used as a laundry booster!?!
So you can see how much I know about herbs and gardens. I know that I have to watch for the expiry date on the package. How good am I? LOL
As always Heike, thanks for sharing.
Lois
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