Good Bite Says: This soup is a real winner! No need to dine out for traditional Miso Soup. And don’t be intimated by the ingredients. It’s worth a trip to the Asian market. Often times you can find these items in a regular grocery store too.

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant dashi granules
• 1/2 cup miso paste
• 1 tablespoon dried seaweed (for miso soup), soaked in water
• 1/2 cup cubed tofu
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion

Directions

Step 1
Pour the water into a pot and bring to a boil. Add the instant dashi and whisk to dissolve. Turn the heat to medium-low and add the tofu. Drain the seaweed and add the seaweed to the pot. Simmer for 2 minutes.

Step 2
In the meatime, Spoon the miso paste into a bowl. Ladle about 1/2 cup of the hot dashi broth into a bowl and whisk with chopsticks or a whisk to mix and melt the miso paste so that it becomes a smooth mixture.

Step 3
Turn the heat off, add the miso paste to the pot and stir well. Top with green onions and serve immediately!

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