Description
This Easy Miso Soup is a simple, gluten-free Japanese soup featuring rich umami flavors from hondashi powder and miso paste, with nutritious tofu and wakame seaweed. Perfect for a light, warming meal that’s ready in under 10 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Soup Base
- 4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon hondashi powder
- ¼ cup wakame seaweed, cut or broken into smaller ½ inch pieces
Main Ingredients
- 8 ounces tofu, drained and cut into ½ inch cubes or smaller
- 4 tablespoons gluten free miso paste (white, yellow, or red miso; can use regular miso as well)
Optional Garnish
- 1 stalk green onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Boil Water and Add Ingredients: Heat the 4 cups of water in a pot until it reaches a boil. Once boiling, add 1 teaspoon of hondashi powder, ¼ cup of broken wakame seaweed, and 8 ounces of cubed tofu to the pot.
- Simmer the Soup: Bring the soup back up to a boil after adding the ingredients, then reduce the heat to maintain a high simmer. Let it simmer gently for about 3 minutes until the wakame seaweed has rehydrated and softened.
- Dissolve Miso Paste: Turn off the heat. Using a strainer, dissolve 4 tablespoons of gluten free miso paste into the soup by ladling soup through it, allowing the miso to incorporate smoothly. If a strainer is unavailable, scoop a small amount of soup into a separate bowl, dissolve the miso paste there, then stir it back into the pot.
- Add Green Onions and Serve: Stir in the thinly sliced green onions if using, then serve the miso soup hot. Enjoy immediately for the best flavor.
Notes
- Refer to the full blog post for step-by-step photos, tips, and FAQs to perfect your soup.
- Miso paste options vary: white miso is creamier and sweeter, while red miso is saltier and richer. Adjust miso quantity to your taste, especially if using saltier red miso (recommended 3 tablespoons).
- Tofu firmness can vary according to preference; silken tofu is popular but firm tofu also works well.
- Dry wakame seaweed expands significantly when rehydrated, so cutting it into small pieces helps make it easier to eat.
- Hondashi powder is a convenient instant dashi stock alternative, saving you time while delivering authentic broth flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (approximate)
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
