Aragonese borage with potatoes

Aragonese borage with potatoes

Vegetarian

The signature vegetable of Aragon: cooked borage stems and leaves in salted water with ground apples, followed by seasoning with olive oil and fried garli…

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Discover this simple and delicious orchid recipe, a local specialty from the Ayerbe region.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$2.97 $0.74 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.13
  • $0.59
  • $0.22
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean the borage by removing the hairs from the stems and cut it into sections. ≈ 8 min
  2. Bring the salted water to a boil, then add the borage and peeled and chopped apples.
  3. Once the vegetables are tender, drain them and drizzle with olive oil. ≈ 2 min
  4. We often enjoy serving it with chopped or crushed garlic, which has been fried in a pan with oil.

The bill

Aragonese borage with potatoes

  • 1 kg of ground apples$2.13
  • olive oil$0.59
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic (optional)$0.22
  • salt$0.03

Total$2.97

that's $0.74 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 head of borage (approximately 1 kg)
  • 1 kg of ground apples
  • olive oil
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic (optional)
  • salt
  • water

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