Tilapia with Sesame-Scallion Pesto

🥘 Ingredients

• butter
  1 tbsp
• cooking oil
  2 tbsp
• ginger
  1 tbsp
• gochujang sauce
  1 tbsp
• green beans
  8 oz
• jasmine rice
  ½ cup
• lime
  1 unit
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• scallions
  4 stalks
• sesame oil
  1 tbsp
• sesame seeds
  1 tbsp
• soy sauce
  1 tbsp
• sugar
  1 tsp
• tilapia
  6 oz

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• medium bowl
• large pan

1. 

   1

   ginger scallions lime jasmine rice sesame oil sesame seeds gochujang sauce tilapia green beans soy sauce sugar olive oil cooking oil butter

   ginger: 1 tbsp, scallions: 4 stalks, lime: 1 unit, jasmine rice: ½ cup, sesame oil: 1 tbsp, sesame seeds: 1 tbsp, gochujang sauce: 1 tbsp, tilapia: 6 oz, green beans: 8 oz, soy sauce: 1 tbsp, sugar: 1 tsp, olive oil: 1 tbsp, cooking oil: 2 tbsp, butter: 1 tbsp
2. 

   2

   Wash and dry produce. Peel and mince ginger. Trim and finely chop scallions. Halve lime; cut one half into wedges.
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add ginger. Cook, stirring, until fragrant ⏱️ 30 seconds . Add jasmine rice, ¾%cup water, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Cook, covered, until rice is tender ⏱️ 15 minutes . Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
4. 

   4

   While rice cooks, in a medium bowl , combine scallions, sesame oil, half the sesame seeds, 1%tbsp olive oil, 1%tsp ginger, 1%tsp sugar, juice from half the lime, and gochujang sauce to taste. Season with salt and pepper; add more ginger or lime juice to taste.
5. 

   5

   Pat tilapia dry with paper towels; season generously all over with salt and pepper. Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add tilapia and cook until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 4 minutes per side. Turn off heat.
6. 

   6

   While tilapia cooks, pierce green beans bag with a fork; place bag on a plate. Microwave until tender ⏱️ 1 minutes . Steam green beans in a small pot with a splash of water until just tender ⏱️ 5 minutes if no microwave is available. Transfer green beans to a second medium bowl; add 1%tbsp butter. Stir until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
7. 7

   Fluff rice with a fork and season with salt and pepper. Divide rice and green beans between plates. Arrange tilapia over rice; drizzle with scallion gochujang pesto and soy sauce to taste. Serve with lime wedges on the side.