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Easy Miso Soup

A warm, comforting, and nutritious bowl of miso soup made with simple gluten-free ingredients. Perfect for a quick lunch or cozy dinner.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Japanese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon hondashi powder
  • ¼ cup wakame seaweed (cut or broken into smaller ½ inch pieces)
  • 8 ounces tofu (drained and cut into ½ inch cubes or smaller)
  • 4 tablespoons gluten-free miso paste (white, yellow, or red miso)
  • 1 stalk green onion (thinly sliced, optional)

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Pour 4 cups of water into a pot, place over medium heat, and bring to a boil.
  2. Add 1 teaspoon of hondashi powder and stir until dissolved. Then add ¼ cup of wakame seaweed and 8 ounces of tofu cubes.
  3. Bring the mixture back to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-high and simmer for about 3 minutes.
  4. Turn off the heat and dissolve 4 tablespoons of miso paste in a small amount of the hot soup, then return it to the pot.
  5. Add the thinly sliced green onions to the soup.
  6. Ladle the hot miso soup into bowls and serve immediately.

Notes

Miso soup can be served as a starter or main dish. It pairs well with rice or other Japanese dishes and can be customized with various toppings and ingredients.