This 5 Minute Japanese Miso Soup Recipe is just 24 calories and comes with lots of yummy miso soup add-ins!
The authentic miso soup recipe can be made in just 5 minutes, and makes a perfect snack, starter, or side dish.
Learn how to make Japanese soup recipe both vegan and gluten-free, because (if you didn’t know) most miso pastes are not gluten-free!
Below you’ll find the best miso for soup, and learn how to make an authentic miso soup recipe in just 5 minutes!
This 5 Minute Japanese Miso Soup Recipe is just 24 calories…
5 Minute Japanese Miso Soup Recipe
This article will supply you with everything you’ll need to make a homemade made Dashi miso soup recipe.
From a shopping list, to a printable recipe card. You’ll even find the best miso for soup, miso soup add ins, and so much more!
I created a more simple Japanese Miso Soup Recipe in my best selling cookbook below. If you’re looking for a Dashi free miso soup, check out my Easy Dinners Cookbook.
Learn how to make miso paste recipes in just 5 minutes… plus how to make them gluten free and vegan (because shockingly most are not!)
You can skip ahead for the recipe card, or scroll through for lots of helpful information on which miso paste is gluten-free, which Dashi is vegan and so on.
What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Miso Soup Ingredients (shopping list!)
- How to Make Miso Soup from Scratch
- 5 Minute Japanese Miso Soup Recipe (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Miso Soup
Helpful Tip for Shopping: Take a screenshot of the shopping list to your phone. This way you have it at your fingertips the next time you go grocery shopping.
Recipe Card Uses: You can email yourself this recipe card so you can easily search for it (I have a folder in email just for recipes!) Or print it so you have it handy, and can make notes. You can even pin this seaweed miso soup recipe to Pintrest so it is safely stored for you.
Up next, ingredients in miso soup, miso soup add-ins (plus a shopping list!)
Miso Ingredients for Soup
Miso soup is a staple at Japanese restaurants, it’s light and healthy. And the best starter for sushi, stir fry and more.
But most Japanese restaurants are using fish based Dashi and gluten filled miso. If this is not important to you, great… but if it is, it’s best to make your own at home.
Plus, when you make your own, you can add lots of yummy add ins like these add ins for Japanese soup with tofu.
Healthy Miso Soup Add-Ins:
- Daikon… daikon reminds me of jicama. It’s firm and crunchy, but also juicy. If you’ve never had daikon you won’t be disappointed. It’s even great in salads and wraps!
- Mushrooms… any mushroom you like will work, and they go so great in miso soup recipes!
- Potato… diced potato is great in miso soups, I like to dice it, microwave for 3-5 minutes and then add it. But you can use leftovers too!
- Cubed and cooked fish crab, or chicken… add some protein to your traditional miso soup! You can cook the protein in the broth, but we recommend adding pre-cooked (leftovers are best!) so you can still complete this miso soup in just 5 minutes.
Shopping List for Homemade Miso Soup:
Easy Miso Soup:
- Nori (dried seaweed sheets)
- Vegetable stock
- Dried Dashi
- Miso paste (or gluten-free miso paste)
- Extra firm tofu
- Green onions
You can find the list of miso soup add-ins above, or in the recipe card below.
If you want to make vegan Dashi soups, you’ll need to pick up a vegetable based Dashi. You can find one here if your local store doesn’t carry it.
Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of miso broth recipes you want to make, and it will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for the best miso soup can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.
Up next, how to make miso soup with miso paste…
How to Make Miso Soup from Scratch
There are many different miso pastes to choose from. Plus, traditional miso paste is not gluten free!
But don’t worry, we have supplied you with a gluten-free miso paste option plus so much more in the links below.
The Best Miso for Soup:
- White Miso Paste… this white miso paste is perfect for most recipes that call for miso. We love it in soup, in salad dressings, in marinades. It’s fantastic!
- Dashi Miso Paste… a miso paste Dashi combo will help you eliminate the need to purchase Dashi. Though many varieties of Dashi have fish in them… If you need a vegan recipe, see the link below for the vegetable based Dashi we love.
- Reduced Sodium Miso Paste… if you’re looking to lower the sodium in this recipe, you can get reduced sodium miso paste!
- Gluten-Free Miso Paste… miso soup should be for everyone! So if you have a gluten sensitivity, be sure to get gluten-free miso paste. Most miso pastes will have gluten in them, including the ones restaurants use.
How to Cook Miso Soup:
- Cut the nori in half, then cut into strips.
- In a medium sauce pan bring the broth and dashi to a simmer over medium heat.
- Add in the nori (plus any add ins) and cook for 3 minutes.
- Scoop out 1/4 cup of the broth (I use a coffee cup to do this) and add the miso paste to the removed broth.
- Whisk the miso paste and the 1/4 cup of broth until the miso is dissolved, then add back to the sauce pan along with the tofu and green onions.
- Mix well, remove from the heat, and serve hot.
Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!
Up next, a sharable recipe card for the best miso soup recipes…
5 Minute Japanese Miso Soup Recipe
This miso tofu soup Japanese recipe is easy and delicious. And thanks to the sections above, both vegan and gluten-free!
In the sections above we have supplied you with ways to make this miso tofu soup Japanese recipe easily and fast. We’ve even supplied you with a link to a miso Dashi, so you can skip one ingredient!
If you skipped ahead, you can find out more… Including which miso pastes are gluten-free and which combine Dashi with miso in the “How To Guide” above.
Miso Soup Recipe (JUST 24 CALORIES)
Ingredients
Easy Miso Soup:
- 1 sheet nori dried seaweed sheets
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 2 teaspoons dried Dashi
- 2 tablespoons miso paste or gluten-free miso paste
- 1/4 cup cubed extra firm tofu
- 2 green onions sliced
Miso Soup Add-Ins:
- 1/4 cup diced daikon
- 1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1 small potato cubed and cooked
- Cubed and cooked fish crab, or chicken
Instructions
- Cut the nori in half, then cut into strips.
- In a medium sauce pan bring the broth and dashi to a simmer over medium heat.
- Add in the nori (plus any add ins) and cook for 3 minutes.
- Scoop out 1/4 cup of the broth (I use a coffee cup to do this) and add the miso paste to the removed broth.
- Whisk the miso paste and the 1/4 cup of broth until the miso is dissolved, then add back to the sauce pan along with the tofu and green onions.
- Mix well, remove from the heat, and serve hot.
Notes
Nutrition
Up next, nutrition and calories in miso soup recipes…
Nutrition and Calories in Miso Soup Japanese Recipe
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