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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.
A vegan dish with rings of delicata squash and rounds of sweet potato on a platter drizzled with a cranberry vinaigrette.
Roasted Sweet Potato and Squash Rounds with Cranberry AgrodolcePhoto by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Billingskog
  • Mashed potoes swirled into a serving bowl topped with melting butter and black pepper.
    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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    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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  • 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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  • Photo by Ted Cavanaugh, Food Styling by Sue Li
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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 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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  • Photo by Peden + Munk
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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 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.

  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Jennifer Ophir
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    Very Versatile Baked Beans With Cabbage

    Embrace the versatility of this dish by playing around with the vegetable make-up: add cubed winter squash, swap chicories for the cabbage, use stock in place of water, or stirring in blanched hearty greens or spinach at the end.

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  • Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Judy Mancini
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    You can simplify this side dish by using just one cheese, but the blend of all three will earn it (and you!) celebrity status.

  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Dawn Perry
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    Beer-Can Cabbage

    Beer-Can Chicken, step aside. Cabbage becomes the star of any roast dinner with this awesome beer-steaming-plus-grilling technique.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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    Cheesy Potato and Kale Gratin With Rye Croutons

    There’s no need to reduce your cream or pre-cook the kale for this aromatic casserole; everything cooks together in cheesy, creamy harmony.

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    Roasted Carrots and Parsnips With Citrus Butter

    This recipe includes a little citrusy butter melted over the vegetable once they are out of the oven, which gives them a decadent creaminess and a pop of bright, sweet flavor.

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  • Photo by Amy Neunsinger
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    Roasted Plums With Tahini Dressing

    The savory quality of the herbed sweet-sour plums, plus this incredibly creamy tahini and lemon dressing, is unthinkably tasty.

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