What do I do with carrot tops?

Hi- I bought a bunch of carrots with the tops at the Evanston market today. The carrots are delish, but what can I do with the tops? I know that I can use them for stock, but is there anything else I can use them for? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Nancy

They are edible, but bitter. Mine go into the compost heap.

They can be bitter, but I like to make pesto with them. If they are too bitter I add a little honey. My grandmother would ruff chop, fry them up with a little olive oil and garlic. She would serve them one night and take the rest and whip them into whipped potatoes (it would turn them green and us kids thought green potatoes, WOW). She would do the same thing with spinach some times. Most kids don't like light fried greens but they like them hid in green whipped potatoes.
When I do roasted vegetables I will toss some chopped tops on the last few min. some times to give it a little green flavor.

you can make Gumbo Z'herbes - the recipes you will find say any kind of green will do, but in my experience, carrot tops are the typical green. there's a good recipe on Chowhound. I made a tan roux by toasting dry flour in the oven before mixing it with oil in a pan (I believe I found that short-cut somewhere here on LTH, and it made a big difference in the flavor). turned out pretty great. I believe it's supposed to be vegetarian, but I made it with andouille sausage.