With Miss G. still insisting on eating each and every meal at her table and chairs my search for simple, easy to eat and most importantly not so messy food continues.
My hunt this morning led me to these gorgeous sweet potato and tuna patties spiked with lemon, mint and spring onions.
Not only are these gorgeously golden crispy patties fuss free and easy to eat but they are delicious!
The addition of sweet potato is genius, it not only adds a beautiful sweet earthy flavour to the patties but creates a soft tender scrumptious texture that the little ones love and appreciate.
Grace stood by my side kicking her feet with excitement whilst the little patties were frying away and couldn’t hardly wait until they cooled down enough before she dove in.
To create this lovely batch of sweet potato tuna patties simply…
Begin by peeling and chopping a sweet potato into large chunks.
Wash the sweet potato and with the water still clinging pop into a microwave safe container. Microwave on high for 4-5 minutes or until the sweet potato is tender. Drain well and mash with a fork. Allow to cool slightly.
In a large bowl place the sweet potato, tuna, breadcrumbs, flour, mint, spring onion, lemon zest, egg and mix to combine.
Heat a nonstick frypan to medium-high heat and drizzle in a little olive oil. Shape the tuna mixture into large patties and cook for 4-5 minutes, each side or until golden and heated through.
Remove from pan and place on a plate lined with kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil.
Serve alongside a simple salad of rocket and cherry tomatoes.
sweet potato tuna pattties
adapted from Taste
INGREDIENTS
1 large sweet potato, peeled and sliced into chunks
2 x 185 gram cans of tuna, drained
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons plain flour
1/3 cup mint leaves, chopped
1 spring onion, finely chopped
zest of 1 lemon
1 egg
olive oil, to cook in
rocket and cherry tomatoes, to serve
METHOD
Wash the sweet potato and with the water still clinging pop into a microwave safe container. Cover and microwave on high for 4-5 minutes or until soft and cooked. Drain and mash. Allow to cool slightly.
In a large bowl place the sweet potato, tuna, breadcrumbs, plain flour, mint, spring onion, lemon zest and egg and mix to combine. Heat a non stick frypan to medium-high heat and drizzle in a little olive oil. Shape the tuna mixture into large patties and cook for 4-5 minutes, each side, or until golden and warmed through. Place on a plate lined with kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil. Continue frying until no mixture remains. Serve alongside a simple rocket and cherry tomato salad. Enjoy x
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These look yummy! Have you tried freezing them?
Could u use regular potatoes instead of sweet potato?
Lovely! Will be trying this out tonight for my little one (I think mummy and daddy might give him a hand eating these up though :p)
Happy cooking! I hope your little one enjoys them! And mummy and daddy too!
we did! so delicious! Thanks for sharing 😀
Love this recipe! The lemon and mint do a great job of brightening the flavour.
Is there a certain age you started giving meat? Or the tuna?
I started meat (meat balls, tuna cakes etc) at around 7-8 months. Grace really enjoyed anything in the form of pattie shape! Hope this helps x
Hi this looks delicious what could I use instead of the egg? My daughter has an egg allergy
Hi can you freeze these? If so how would you re heat them? Microwave? Thanks xxx
Yes these freeze beautifully. Just wrap individually, pop into a freezer safe container and stash in the deep freeze for up to 3 months. I allow these to defrost then warm in the microwave x
These look amazing! Just wondered if the egg was essential to bind, or if I could use something else even? I have a one year old with an egg allergy.
Fantastic website, by the way! I’ve just discovered it and am looking forward to trying so much!
I used plain gelatin because I was out of eggs and it worked great! Mixed 1 packet with a little water, let it sit for 1-2 minutes, and then added it to the other ingredients.
Any suggestions for alternatives to bread crumbs? Would prefer to make these gluten free 🙂
I’m coeliac and am always looking for gf alternatives. Ground almonds can work well in most things as an alternative to breadcrumbs 😊
Would chicken work as well with it instead of the tuna?
Made these for dinner but used tin pink salmon and coriander. Was lovely and fresh served with a salad of tomato corn carrot avocado and spinach.
Baby and preschooler enjoyed.
Would be nice with a little curry paste in them we think for next time. Cheers
Good Morning! Lovely feed not too mention healthy, yummy recipe ideas! Question, about approximately how many patties did this recipe yield? Look forward to your response. Bless you!!!
Hi! I usually get around 12 patties from this recipe (sorry I haven’t noted that in the recipe). Happy cooking lovely xxx
My little is 10.5 months and not really doing BLW but she does eat a lot of finger foods. Is this a good finger food for that age (diced)?
Yes absolutely xxx
Oh my…. just fried a batch of these and my 16 mo was hoovering it up! Thanks for sharing these recipes!
My pleasure! So happy they were a hit! X