Borage Flower Soup

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Borage Flower Soup

Borage Flower Soup is a traditional British recipe for a classic soup of chicken stock, buttermilk, onions, cucumbers and borage that's served chilled. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Borage Flower Soup.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Additional Time:

(+2 hours chilling)

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Herb Recipes Milk Recipes British Recipes

Ingredients:

500ml chicken stock
250ml buttermilk
1 1/2 tbsp onions, chopped
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
6 borage leaves
2 cucumbers, peeled, halved, de-seeded and chopped
250ml sour cream
6 borage flowers
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

In a blender, combine the stock, buttermilk, onion, lemon juice, salt and black pepper, borage leaves and cucumbers. Blend until smooth then add the sour cream and blend again.

Transfer to the refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours before ladling into chilled soup bowls. Garnish with the borage flowers and serve.