5 from 3 votes
Easy Japanese Miso Soup w/ Silken Tofu
A very simple and comforting Japanese miso soup, which is great served as a small side dish or for a quick and light snack.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
6
bowls
Calories:
118 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
Seaweed
- 2 c water boiling
- 2 tbsp wakame (dried seaweed)
Broth
- 4 c water
- 2 tsp dashi granules
- 1/2 /2 lb silken tofu drained and diced
- 3 tbsp miso paste red or white
- 1/4 /4 cup scallions thinly sliced
Instructions
- Add 2 c boiling water (I like using an electric kettle) to 2 tbsp wakame and stir for 10 seconds to make sure all the pieces can hydrate without sticking together. When in doubt, add more water so there's more room for the seaweed to spread out and evenly hydrate.
- Let it soak for about 3 minutes until fully hydrated, then strain, and set aside.
- Pour 4 c water into a medium pot, add 2 tsp dashi granules and bring to a boil on high heat.
- Once the pot is boiling, reduce heat to medium-high, add 1/2 lb silken tofu and all the rehydrated seaweed. Gently stir and wait until the pot just reaches a boil, then turn off the heat.
- Add 3 tbsp miso to a strainer and lower it into the pot. Use a spoon to mix the miso into the broth. The strainer helps you dissolve the miso without having to chase it around the pot, and without breaking any tofu. You can also do this in a ladle, or a bowl on the side using a scoop of the broth in the pot.
- Scoop out into bowls, garnishing each bowl with a big pinch of scallions just before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
0g
Calories
118kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
1003mg
(42%)
Potassium
292mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
125IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 118
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 118kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1003mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 292mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 125IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.