BORAGE
EDIBLE FLOWERS
Cucumber flavoured blue flowers are added to salads, salad dressings, fruit, punch, cold pasta dishes, fruit compote, frozen in ice cubes.
FLOWER PARTNERS
Orange Nasturtiums and Blue Borage make a stunning contrasting colour effect as a garnish. Their flavours also harmonise well.
PREPARATION
FLOWERS - remove the flowers from their hairy sepals and stems prior to using.
LEAVES - chop cucumber flavored leaves finely into salads.
CULTIVATION
Self seeding annual to 1m high x 75 cm wide. Year round blue flowers.
BOTANIC NAME
Borago officinalis