5 Turnip Recipes to #TurnipForWhat Like Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama likes to #TurnipForWhat, and here's how you can, too.

ByABC News
October 15, 2014, 2:24 PM
Michelle Obama asks her Twitter followers "#TurnipForWhat?" during a Twitter Q&A from her handle @FLOTUS.
Michelle Obama asks her Twitter followers "#TurnipForWhat?" during a Twitter Q&A from her handle @FLOTUS.
@FLOTUS/Twitter

— -- Michelle Obama has been a proponent for healthy eating throughout her husband's presidency, and during a Twitter Q&A where she got asked about "turning up," the first lady got a little silly.

When asked how many calories you burn every time you "turn up," she replied with a Vine of herself dancing with a turnip to DJ Snake and Lil Jon's hit song, "Turn Down for What" with the hashtag #TurnipForWhat.

Well, Mrs. Obama, we have five delicious -- and nutritious! -- recipes that you and all other turnip lovers can use to get down with the root vegetable and #TurnipForWhat anytime, anywhere.

Turnips in Green Olive Pesto: Click here for the recipe.

Colorful Chicken Stir-Fry with Sweet Potatoes and Hoisin Sauce: Click here for the recipe.

Parsnip Gnocchi with Root Vegetables and Carrot Cake Crumbs: Click here for the recipe.

Cream of Root Vegetable Soup with Sour Cream: Click here for the recipe.

Arabic Pickled Turnips: Click here for the recipe.