What to do w/ Fennel Tops?

[germin8]

I have a low milk supply, so I'm eating a lot of baked fennel bulb (along w/ other lactogenic foods). They sell fennel bulb (aka anise) by the pound... and I have been chopping up the tops and throwing them away. What a waste of $.

Is there a way I can prepare them easily? I mean... real easy... I bake the fennel bulb w/ olive oil and voila! done! That's kinda what I'm looking for. I don't really want to eat it raw...

[puffingirl]

You mean the feathery fronds? They are great on steamed green beans with a little butter and salt. Or you can toss them in a salad.

[germin8]

Yes, the feathery fronds! ...and the stalks they are attached to. They look like celery w/feathery fronds. I'll try them... but what about the stalk part?

[Princess ConsuelaB]

If they are young and tender we just munch on the stalks as is, if they're a little tougher we peel the stalks and cut them up like carrot sticks and eat them raw or cooked.

[germin8]

Peel them - eh? Sounds like a good idea. They usually are a bit tough.

Thx

[texmati]

wow! we're indian, and we only eat the tops? dried, by the handful.

[CookiePie]

I chop it like celery sticks & eat raw. It also makes a nice addition to a green salad.

[texmati]

I wonder if you could also use it in bake goods... olive garden uses something that tastes fennelly to me in the bread that comes with their spinach artichoke dip. yum....

[sharr610]

Originally Posted by texmati

I wonder if you could also use it in bake goods... olive garden uses something that tastes fennelly to me in the bread that comes with their spinach artichoke dip. yum....

The fennel seeds that are on the tops are used a lot in Italian seasoning blends. You see them a lot in italian sausage and pizza sauce