This is a dish that I really like to make. It’s very simple and yet it tastes great. Moreover, it’s a snap to adapt it for any number of people. The recipe that I found is for four, meaning four fillets of tilapia, so to adapt it for one person was a no brainer.

Sprinkle kosher salt on both sides of the tilapia fillet and let it rest for at least fifteen minutes. Then mix white miso, lemon zest and juice, a little pepper, and softened unsalted butter. The recipe also called for minced fresh chives but I didn’t have any so I skipped them.

Pat the fillet dry, cut in half length-wise, and sautée the larger piece for three minutes per side under high heat (I used medium high as I was only making one) and then the smaller piece for about a minute per side. Top it with the butter mixture, and that’s it.

While the tilapia was resting with the salt, I had a simple salad, then the tilapia, and finished my light lunch with a banana muffin.

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