Move Over, Milk: 9 Dairy-Free Recipes with Calcium-Rich Vegetables

Dairy products are an excellent source of calcium, but they aren't the only game in town. You might have heard that leafy greens like collards and kale are high in calcium, but did you know edamame, okra and broccoli are too? From a dandelion and fig salad with almonds to skillet-roasted okra, here are nine tempting (and dairy-free!) recipes with calcium-rich vegetables.

You may notice that spinach is missing from the list below. Although spinach is high in calcium, very little of it is absorbed by our bodies due to the vegetable's high levels of oxalic acid. So although spinach is a healthy, tasty green, don't count on it to fulfill your calcium needs.

Other non-dairy sources of calcium you can count on include white beans, molasses, canned fish with bones, and tofu made with nigari (magnesium chloride).

SALADS & SLAWS
Broccoli Salad with Carrots and Currants (pictured)
Kale Slaw with Peanut Dressing
Edamame Salad with Shiso and Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette at 101 Cookbooks
Beet Green Chopped Salad at Sprouted Kitchen
Dandelion and Fig Salad with Serrano Ham and Grated Almonds at Food & Wine

BRAISED & ROASTED
Collard Greens Stew with Chorizo & Garlic (pictured)
Lima Beans with Wild Mushrooms and Chard at Bon Appetit
Braised Turnip Greens with Turnips and Apples at Gourmet
Skillet Roasted Spiced Okra at Running With Tweezers

Related: Does Putting Milk In Your Tea Negate Its Health Benefits?

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Even Salad Is Better With Bacon: 10 Bacon-Spiked Salad Recipes

I attended a wedding recently where bacon was a big topic of conversation at the dinner table (always a sign of a good wedding!). The question was whether or not bacon drippings and bacon were overkill on a green salad. I leaned towards the side of restraint while others dove right in with tales of bacon indulgence. Here are 10 salads that take bacon and run with it.

Bacon certainly makes most things taste better, and a simple salad of greens or frisee comes alive with a few bit sprinkled throughout. But what about a carrot or zucchini salad featuring bacon? How about beet salad and bacon? A little research unearthed a whole world of bacon-loving salad eaters out there. Are you one of them?

Try a Recipe:
City State's Diner Wedge Salad - The Kitchn
Layered Salad - The Pioneer Woman
Classic Cobb Salad - Smitten Kitchen
Beet Salad with Crispy Leeks and Bacon - Big Girls Small Kitchen
Candied Bacon Green Salad - Jamie Oliver
Spinach Salad Recipe with Bacon and Feta - Kalyn's Kitchen
Frisee Salad With Warm Bacon Vinaigrette - Martha Stewart
Blue Cheese Coleslaw (with Bacon) - Bon Appetit
Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Raisins - Pinch My Salt
Grilled Zucchini and Sweet Potato Salad - Perry's Plate

Related: Recipe Roundup: Potato Salads With Bacon

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