Sweet potato and tuna patties with pickled salad Recipe - Better Homes & Gardens Australia

Ingredients

• 600ml cold water
• 300ml rice wine vinegar
• 80g caster sugar or coconut sugar or 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1-2 star anise
• 10g spiral arame, rehydrated (available from Asian grocery stores)
• 2 large sweet potatoes with skin, cut into chunks
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season
• 300g tinned tuna, drained of any juices
• 2 handfuls of breadcrumbs, plus extra 2 handfuls
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 green shallots, finely sliced
• 5cm piece ginger, peeled and grated
• 11/2 Tbsp sesame seeds, lightly toasted
• Oil, for shallow frying
• 3 lebanese cucumbers, sliced into thin rounds
• 8 radishes, thinly sliced
• Coriander leaves, lemon wedges to serve