Recipe Roundup

41 Sides for Pork Crown Roast

Pork crown roast is a show-stopper that's worthy of all of your holiday entertaining needs. But these sides might just take center stage.

By The Editors of Epicurious

December 7, 2017

A vegan dish with rings of delicata squash and rounds of sweet potato on a platter drizzled with a cranberry vinaigrette.

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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Our Favorite Mashed Potatoes
Light and fluffy yet rich and creamy, with just a hint of garlic, thyme, and tangy sour cream: These spuds are the mashed potatoes of our dreams.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Billingskog
2/41
Roasted Sweet Potato and Delicata Squash With Cranberry Agrodolce
The sweet and sour cranberry sauce for this side does double duty: it looks gorgeous (and tastes great) drizzled over roasted delicata squash and sweet potatoes, but it’s also an excellent pork roast condiment.
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Classic Applesauce
Cooking the apples with their skins on adds a beautiful rosy blush to the finished sauce.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Michelle Gatton, prop styling by Alyssa Pagano
4/41
Carrot, Yellow Beet, and Apple Slaw with Caraway Seed Dressing
Nutty caraway adds a pop of flavor to this sweet combination of apples, beets, and carrots—all of the natural root vegetable companions to a good pork roast.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Anna Surbatovich, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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Creamed Dried Sweet Corn With Onion and Chives
Step aside, cornbread. In Pennsylvania Dutch country, dried sweet corn is an essential part of the Thanksgiving table. But, it's also a terrific sweet, creamy accompaniment to a pork roast.
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Radicchio and Plum Salad
The bitterness of the radicchio—and the savory pop of mustard—will balance the flavors of a robust pork roast.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Anna Hampton
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Kale Salad With Brussels Sprouts, Apples, and Hazelnuts
This is the perfect light, crunchy, and nutritious accompaniment to your hearty roast.
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Photo by Alex Lau
8/41
Slow-Cooked Collard Greens in Olive Oil
Garlic sizzling in olive oil is the greatest smell in the world and the only base needed to transform these collards into something that’s both simple and spectacular.
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Photo by Eva Kolenko, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski
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Cannellini Beans With Spinach
Creamy cannellini beans offset a rich, salty pork roast perfectly. The spinach adds some leafy nutritional value.
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Honeynut Squash With Radicchio and Miso
What’s a honeynut squash, you ask? It looks like a miniature butternut squash and has sweet, firm flesh that stands up to any cooking method.
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Photo by Tara Donne, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Cyd McDowell
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Spiced Sweet Potato and Parsnip Tian
With apple cider, Aleppo pepper, and fresh thyme, this pretty dish has all the classic fall and winter flavors you want with your roast.
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Gentl & Hyers
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Cornbread with Caramelized Apples and Onions
This apple-y cornbread is a game-changing side for your pork roast.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
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Turnips With Garlicky Breadcrumbs and Parmesan
The garlicky, earthy side dish your pork roast is calling out for.
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This twice-roasted method allows for the sweet potatoes to get super-creamy on the inside while their skins get a little crispy.

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