Miso Soup With Tofu (Printable)

Traditional Japanese soup with miso, tofu, and seaweed. Ready in 20 minutes.

# Ingredient List:

→ Broth

01 - 4 cups dashi stock, vegetarian variety

→ Soup Base

02 - 3 tablespoons white or yellow miso paste

→ Tofu & Vegetables

03 - 7 oz silken tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
04 - 2 tablespoons dried wakame seaweed
05 - 2 scallions, finely sliced

# How to Prepare:

01 - In a medium saucepan, bring the dashi stock to a gentle simmer over medium heat.
02 - While the stock is warming, soak the dried wakame seaweed in a small bowl of cold water for 5 minutes, then drain and set aside.
03 - Place the miso paste in a small bowl. Add a ladleful of hot dashi and whisk until smooth and completely dissolved.
04 - Gently add the tofu cubes and soaked wakame to the simmering dashi. Heat for 2-3 minutes until warmed through, taking care not to break the delicate tofu.
05 - Remove the soup from heat. Stir in the dissolved miso paste gently, avoiding boiling to preserve the probiotics and delicate flavor profile.
06 - Ladle into bowls and garnish with sliced scallions. Serve immediately while aromatic and warm.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It comes together faster than boiling water for pasta, yet tastes like you've been tending a pot all morning.
  • The miso paste carries live probiotics that survive the gentle heat, meaning your gut gets a genuine wellness gift.
  • Each spoonful feels elegant but requires zero fancy technique—just respect for the ingredients.
02 -
  • Never boil the miso after it enters the pot—those living cultures are fragile, and heat above a certain point turns them into just another ingredient.
  • Silken tofu needs a gentle touch; rough stirring will turn it into sad, broken fragments instead of those silky cubes that make the soup feel luxurious.
03 -
  • If your tofu breaks apart, don't panic—it still tastes wonderful, just less visually striking, so stir gently and consider it a lesson for next time.
  • Mixing white miso with a small spoonful of red miso creates a complexity that single-miso versions can't touch, and it's the kind of small wisdom that changes everything.
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