What are good sides to make next to roast pork shoulder?

for mothers day tomorrow, im making a roast pork shoulder. im gonna slow cook it in the oven for like 3 1/2 hrs.



what are some good side dishes to make next to this?



the marinade for the pork shoulder is simple:

s%26amp;p, olive oil, lots of garlic, oregano, and some rosemary.
What are good sides to make next to roast pork shoulder?
roasted garlic potatoes, just toss peeled quartered potatoes in oil in a bowl with some fresh chopped garlic, parsley, salt and pepper with some sliced onion. If you can get it also serve with a side of broccoli rabe sauted in garlic an oil s%26amp; p and some chicken broth.. Sounds like a great dinner, what time? Happy Mothers Day! Oh just put the potatoes in the same pan the last 1 hour of cooking your roast. You are like me, I love the garlic.
Reply:For a starch: Garlic mashed potatoes, oven roasted potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, carbonara pasta, long grain/wild rice, saffron rice (as the user above suggested), roasted corn on the cob, whole wheat rolls.

Fruits: Mango, melonball variety, baked apples, poached pears, baked bananas, applesauce, cranberries.

Veggies: Creamed carrots, baby peas and pearl onions, steamed broccoli (with a bit of garlic in the steamer basket), asparagus sauteed in a bit of olive oil until tender crisp, roasted peppers, an italian style tomatoe casserole, hearty mixed green salad.

Dessert: Peach cobbler, Dutch apple pie, thin slivers of pound cake with baked fruit atop.
Reply:I would suggest a nice saffron rice. The rice has a nice flavor that would accentuate the rosemary nicely.



Another option would be to throw some chopped carrots and potatoes in with the roast during the last half hour to forty minutes of cooking.
Reply:I fix grilled asparagus (very fast). I toss fresh asparagus (tough stems cut off) in olive oil and a small amount of salt. Grill for about five minutes. Also chill some applesauce.
Reply:here are some ideas:



grilled corn

roasted new potatoes

caesar salad

fresh green beans drizzled with olive oil and w/real bacon pieces mixed in

rolls

grilled fruit like pears or pineapple
Reply:cole slaw

mashed potatoes and gravy

potatoes au'graten

green beans

sweet potatoes

apple dumplings

corn

kidney bean salad