Miso soup
Miso soup is a Japanese soup made with a fermented soybean paste. It is a staple of the Japanese diet and has been eaten for centuries. The earliest recorded recipe for miso soup dates back to the 8th century.
Miso soup was originally a peasant dish made with whatever vegetables were available. The most common vegetables used in miso soup are tofu, seaweed, and green onions. Over the centuries, the soup has evolved into a more sophisticated dish, with many different variations.
Today, miso soup is enjoyed by people all over the world. It is a healthy and delicious way to start the day or enjoy a light meal.
Advice
Making miso soup is a great way to get a tasty and nutritious meal on the table quickly. To make the perfect miso soup, start by bringing the broth of your choice (vegetable, chicken, or dashi) to a gentle simmer. Once the broth is simmering, add your miso paste, stirring it until it has dissolved. Next, add any vegetables or proteins you'd like to include, such as tofu, seaweed, or mushrooms. Lastly, add any toppings you'd like, such as scallions, sesame oil, or chili flakes. Enjoy your homemade miso soup!
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Recipes
Spring Chicken Miso Soup
- basil
- salt
- mirin
- sugar
- light soy sauce
- chicken thigh
- white miso
- vegetable oil
- ginger
- garlic
- leek
- spinach
- water
- soba
- sugar snap pea
Mushroom Miso Soup
- FOR GARNISH (OPTIONAL)
- enoki mushroom tip
- sunflower sprout
- sesame seed
- red pepper
- green onion
- nori
- shiso
- SOUP
- salt
- ginger
- garlic
- light soy sauce
- sesame oil
- shiitake mushroom cap
- king oyster mushroom
- red miso
- silken tofu
- DASHI
- salt
- kombu
- sake
- mirin
- sugar
- light soy sauce
- shiitake mushroom
Easy Vegetarian Miso Soup
- soy sauce
- nori
- silken tofu
- white miso
- green onion
- water
Chicken and Vegetable Miso Soup
- avocado
- salt
- onion
- vegetable oil
- celery
- chicken breast
- white miso
- bok choy
- chicken broth
- shiitake mushroom
Miso Soup
- kombu
- green onion
- white miso paste
- wakame seaweed
- water
- silken tofu
- tamari
Quick Miso Soup
- smoked salt furikake
- white miso
- green onion
- silken tofu
- carrot
Japanese Vegetable Miso Soup
- silken tofu
- soy sauce
- leek
- shiitake mushroom
- sesame oil
- tomato
- wakame seaweed
- green onion
- miso
- vegetable broth
Spicy Kimchi Miso Soup
- sesame seed
- 3x5 kombu
- silken tofu
- miso
- gochujang
- kimchi
- bonito flake
- egg
Sweet Potato–Turmeric Miso Soup
- coconut flake
- turmeric
- lime juice
- 3x5 kombu
- coconut milk
- sweet potato
- white miso
- bonito flake
Classic Miso Soup
- wakame
- 3x5 kombu
- green onion
- silken tofu
- white miso
- bonito flake
Tomato-Miso Soup
- vegetable oil
- soy sauce
- garlic
- light miso paste
- shiitake mushroom
- tomato paste
- green onion
- tomato
- tofu
- radish
- water
Miso Soup With Tofu, Bok Choy, and Scallions
- red miso
- white miso
- dashi
- green onion
Green Miso Soup With Soba
- salt
- wakame
- 3x5 kombu
- green onion
- edamame
- herb
- white miso
- bonito flake
- soba noodle
Golden Turmeric Noodle Miso Soup
- lime juice
- tamari
- carrot
- kombu
- coconut oil
- black pepper
- turmeric
- white miso paste
- salt
- ginger
- lemon juice
- sriracha
- bok choy
- garlic
- rice noodle
- green onion
- water
- tofu
- mint
- red pepper flake
Elemental Miso Soup
- wakame seaweed
- green onion
- silken tofu
- miso
- dashi
Noodle Miso Soup
- spinach
- shitake mushroom
- green onion
- dashi granule
- red miso paste
- water
- miwa somen noodle
Rustic Miso Soup With Tofu and Seaweed Recipe
- water
- miso
- wakame seaweed
- katsuobushi
- silken tofu
- green onion
- kombu
- dark miso
Easy One-Pot Miso Soup Recipe
- live cockle
- water
- wakame seaweed
- bonito flake
- kombu
- mushroom
- green onion
- red miso paste
- silken tofu
Miso Soup with Turmeric and Tofu
- salt
- chive
- black peppercorn
- carrot
- fennel
- onion
- olive oil
- turmeric
- white miso
- garlic
- tofu
Red Miso Soup
- mushroom
- silken tofu
- chervil
- red miso paste
- dashi
Miso Soup with Scallions and Shiso
- salt
- shiso blossom
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- green onion
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- water
- white miso
Easy Homemade Miso Soup
- seaweed
- hondashi
- tofu
- shiro miso paste
- dashi
- dashi
- water
Miso Soup With Mixed Seasonal Vegetables Recipe
- 1/2 ounce katsuobushi (dried bonito shavings) (14g; about 2 1/2 cups)
- lime juice
- aka
- shiro
- watermelon radish
- pea shoot
- bok choy
- kombu
- katsuobushi
- water
Miso Soup
- bonito flake
- wakame
- white shiro miso
- green onion
- water
- silken tofu
Miso Soup with Tofu and Wakame
- wakame
- kombu
- bonito flake
- akamiso
- green onion
- shiromiso
- tofu
Miso Soup With Clams Recipe
- water
- salt
- mitsuba
- asari
- dark miso
- kombu
- miso
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- green onion 58%
Common Ingredients
- silken tofu 42%
- water 38%
- white miso 35%
Usual Ingredients
- bonito flake 23%
- salt 23%
- garlic 19%
- kombu 19%
- wakame seaweed 19%