Quick Miso Soup

Ingredients

US measurements with metric in parentheses.

• 4 cups (950 ml) water
• 1 tsp (2 g) dashi powder (or a 4-inch / 10 cm piece of kombu, for vegan)
• 3 tbsp (50 g) white or yellow miso paste
• 6 oz (170 g) soft or silken tofu, cubed
• 1 tbsp (3 g) dried wakame, soaked 5 minutes and drained
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Bring the water to a simmer in a saucepan. Stir in the dashi powder (or simmer the kombu for 5 minutes, then remove).
2. Add the tofu and wakame and simmer 2 minutes.
3. Reduce the heat to low. Ladle some hot broth into a bowl, whisk in the miso until smooth, and stir it back into the pot. Do not boil.
4. Serve topped with green onions.