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I am thinking to prepare a Greek-style pork dish for my Christmas meal. How do people usually do it? Is it a roast? I was thinking of marinating the roast meat in a ladolemono overnight and roasting it with potatoes...

What types of sides do people serve with this, besides the potatoes?
 
blopez34 said:
I am thinking to prepare a Greek-style pork dish for my Christmas meal. How do people usually do it? Is it a roast? I was thinking of marinating the roast meat in a ladolemono overnight and roasting it with potatoes...

What types of sides do people serve with this, besides the potatoes?
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My vote is to use ladolemono, but what do others think? That's what I would do to marinate it. In terms of sides, how about horta, fasolakia, maybe some moussaka?
 
Ladolemono is an awesome idea. As for sides, a pita, tiropita would be the easiest, tzatziki to accompany the pork, lahanosalata for salad. Xorta usually is not served at Christmas in Greece traditionally, that of course doesn’t mean u can’t😀
 
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I always associate Horta with summer so I am not sure I would serve it at this time of year. Greeks eat seasonally so lahanosalata makes more sense because of the time of year and also because it seems to taste great with pork. Tzatziki would be delicious!!! I love the idea, too, of serving it with potatoes. This sounds like a great meal!
 
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Ladolemono is an awesome idea. As for sides, a pita, tiropita would be the easiest, tzatziki to accompany the pork, lahanosalata for salad. Xorta usually is not served at Christmas in Greece traditionally, that of course doesn’t mean u can’t😀
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Thank you! I ended up serving pita and Lahanosalata and I skipped the Horta. You're right, it didn't make sense. :)
 
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