Comforting Miso Soup with Silky Tofu
A quick and easy homemade miso soup featuring silky tofu and wakame seaweed, perfect for comforting meals any time of day.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tablespoons miso paste (white or yellow)
- 1/2 block silken (soft) tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup dashi stock or vegetable broth
- 3 cups water
- 1 tablespoon dried wakame seaweed
- 2 green onions (scallions), thinly sliced
- Soy sauce (optional, for seasoning)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring 3 cups of water and 1 cup of dashi stock or vegetable broth to a gentle simmer over medium heat. Avoid boiling.
- Place 1 tablespoon dried wakame seaweed in a small bowl with warm water and soak for about 2 minutes until rehydrated. Drain and chop if pieces are large.
- Carefully cut silken tofu into 1/2-inch cubes. Thinly slice 2 green onions, separating white and green parts.
- Place 3 tablespoons miso paste in a small bowl. Ladle about 1/2 cup hot broth into the bowl and whisk until miso is fully dissolved and smooth.
- Slowly stir the miso mixture back into the saucepan with the simmering broth. Add cubed tofu, rehydrated wakame, and the white parts of the green onions. Warm gently without boiling and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Taste and adjust seasoning with a splash of soy sauce if desired. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with the green parts of the scallions. Serve immediately.
Notes
Keep heat low after adding miso paste to avoid bitterness. Dissolve miso paste in hot broth before adding to the pot to prevent clumps. Handle silken tofu gently to avoid crumbling. Soak wakame just until rehydrated to maintain texture. Store leftover soup without tofu in fridge up to 2 days; add fresh tofu when reheating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (about 8 fl oz
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 600
- Fat: 2
- Saturated Fat: 0.3
- Carbohydrates: 6
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 7
Keywords: miso soup, tofu soup, Japanese soup, easy miso soup, silken tofu, wakame, comfort food, quick soup