Simple Miso Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon instant dashi stock (granules)
• 1 -2 tablespoon miso (i like a mix of about 4 parts red to 1 part )
• 2 -3 tablespoons dried wakame seaweed (sea vegetable)
• 1/2 cup diced tofu (i like kinugoshi, silken tofu)
• 2 -4 tablespoons very thinly sliced green onions

Recipe

• 1 place water and dashi granules in a small saucepan. bring to a boil and stir until dashi is dissolved.
• 2 add wakame and simmer until wakame is rehydrated (about 3-5 minutes).
• 3 meanwhile, place tofu in 4 small bowls (preferably japanese soup bowls that have lids).
• 4 when wakame is tender, remove soup from heat. place miso into a small, shallow bowl or dish and add a small amount of broth. blend into the miso. repeat until miso mixture is somewhat runny and well mixed with the broth.
• 5 add miso to soup and stir. return to heat briefly just until very hot (do not boil miso).
• 6 pour over tofu in bowls, garnish with green onion, cover and serve immediately. miso soup should be served very hot.