So, you grew turnips, now what?

You grew beautiful, lush turnips! Ok, great! now what?

If you take the time, energy, and garden space to grow something, you want to be able to enjoy the fruit of your labor (or vegetable in that case). So, what do you do with turnips?! There are many options!

Here are a couple of options for the turnips and turnip greens:

• Eat them raw! Seriously, they are so nutritious! They have a strong taste - similar to radishes. You can slice them on salad or as toppings for certain dishes.

• Put the turnips in beef stews, mashed potatoes, mixed roasted vegetables, soups! The sky is the limit!

• Put the turnip greens in soups, stir fry, rice dishes, chilis, or salads.

• Hide the greens in a smoothie. That is our favorite way to sneak great nutrition in our kids’ diet. Here is our favorite smoothie: frozen organic strawberries, bananas (frozen or fresh), organic collagen, a handful of turnip greens, some whole milk yogourt, a cup of almond milk, flaxseeds (optional), and some water. If we want the smoothie extra thick (our kids call that breakfast ice cream), we add a cup of ice. Recipe below!