LOL Jo! I am sure it will be a winner - hows that for confidence

Actually I have also recently converted to eating it raw in salads. I just never had really had anything to do with it because I was put off by aniseed flavours and I have discovered I really like it.

Grilled on a George Foreman type grill with a bit of olive oil, it goes translucent and kind of caramelised - so yummy too.