Miso Soup With Tofu And Baby Spinach

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups baby spinach leaves, cut into thin strips
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh shiitake mushroom
• 3 tablespoons minced scallions
• 1 tablespoon tamari
• 1/3 cup mellow miso
• 4 ounces extra firm silken tofu, drained and cut into 1/4-inch dice

Recipe

• 1 place the water in a large pot and bring to a boil over high heat. add the spinach, mushrooms, scallions and tamari.
• 2 reduce heat to medium and simmer until the vegetables soften , 3 to 6 minutes. reduce heat to low.
• 3 place about 1/4 cup of the hot soup mixture in a small bowl and add the miso, blending well.
• 4 stir the mixture back into the soup, add the tofu and simmer for 2 minutes, being careful not to boil.
• 5 taste, adjust the seasonings if needed, and serve hot.