Borage leaf, pea and garden mint soup
- Easy
Ingredients
For the soup
- 1tbsp Unsalted butter
- 125g Spring onions, roughly chopped
- 125g Fresh peas (plus extra for serving)
- 200g Borage leaves, shredded into 1cm strips
- 1l Chicken stock or vegetable stock
- 4 Large sprigs of garden mint, leaves picked
To serve
- 4tbsp Fried potatoes
- 4 poached eggs
- A handful of borage flowers and pea shoots
- Extra virgin olive oil
Method
- STEP 1
Melt the butter in a large pot over a low heat, then add the onions and cook for five minutes until softened. Throw in the peas and cook for a further minute, then stir in the borage leaves.
- STEP 2
Add the stock and turn up the heat to bring the pot to a gentle simmer (stirring occasionally to encourage the borage leaves to wilt). Add the mint and continue to cook for around five minutes until everything is tender but the flavours are still fresh. Blend the soup until smooth and season well.
- STEP 3
To serve, put a large spoonful of the fried potatoes in the centre of each bowl. Divide the soup between the bowls, pouring it around the potato ‘islands’, then put the poached eggs on top of the potatoes and scatter over the extra peas, borage flowers and pea shoots. Add a twist of black pepper and a trickle of olive oil to finish.