Description
Few dishes bring comfort quite like a warm bowl of Miso Soup. Its savory aroma, soothing taste, and subtle complexity make it a staple of Japanese cuisine and a favorite worldwide. This classic Japanese soup combines a delicate dashi broth with miso paste, tofu, and seaweed for a nourishing and satisfying experience that’s perfect for any day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups water
- 2 teaspoons dashi granules (or homemade broth)
- 3 tablespoons miso paste (white or yellow recommended)
- ½ cup silken tofu, cubed
- 2 tablespoons dried wakame seaweed
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallions
Instructions
- Place dried wakame in a bowl and cover with warm water for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- In a medium pot, bring 4 cups of water to a gentle simmer. Add dashi granules or homemade dashi and stir until dissolved.
- Add cubed tofu and rehydrated wakame to the broth and heat through for 2 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk miso paste with a ladle of hot broth until smooth. Stir this mixture back into the pot gently.
- Turn off the heat and stir in chopped scallions. Serve warm immediately and enjoy.
Notes
Never boil miso paste as it destroys probiotics. For vegan miso soup, use kombu broth instead of fish-based dashi. Adjust miso amount based on salt preference. Add mushrooms, spinach, or noodles for variety.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Simmered
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg