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Restaurant-Style Simple Miso Soup (Vegan & GF)

This simple miso soup is a perfect snack or appetizer. Gluten-free, vegan and delicious!
Simple miso soup with vegan kombu dashi
Simple miso soup with vegan kombu dashi

We love throwing roll-your-own sushi parties. And what better way to start a sushi party than with a simple cup of miso soup?!

How to make a simple miso soup in less than 10 minutes!

There are two options for this miso soup. If you have a lot of time, then I recommend making a dashi broth in advance. Otherwise, just use water for a nearly instant soup. Miso has plenty of flavor to offer this rich and delicious soup.

Why I love Simple Miso Soup

I’ll admit a quick bowl of miso soup is one of my go-to recipes. It’s gluten-free, vegan, and full of nutrition. Since I make my own miso, it’s also probiotic! Even if you don’t make your own miso, you can find live, probiotic miso in the refrigerated section of your grocery store or online.

Here are a few ways to enjoy a quick cup of soup.

  • A perfect opening dish for a Japanese meal.
  • Serve it with sushi! I even make it when we buy takeout sushi. It’s that easy.
  • Warming afterschool snack.
  • Throw in a handful of rice vermicelli for a quick and healthy lunch.

Simple Kombu Dashi

Dashi is a Japanese soup broth that is used as the base for soups and noodle bowls. There are a number of different ways to make dashi. However, I like kombu dashi because it is simple and vegan. Kombu also happens to be a local product in my part of the world.

Kombu dashi is great as an all-purpose vegan soup broth. It’s loaded with flavor, vitamins, and minerals. How perfect is that!?

Making kombu dashi is simple… all you need is a bit of time.

  1. Measure 4 cups of water into a small pot. Add 1 or 2 large pieces of dashi kombu. You need about 4-inch (10cm) square.
  2. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Remove the kombu and your broth is ready!
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Simple Miso Soup

This simple miso soup is a perfect snack or appetizer. Gluten-free, vegan and delicious!
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Looking for a traditional Japanese restaurant-style miso soup? This vegan miso soup is quick and easy to make.

  • Author: Emillie
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4-6 1x
  • Category: Soup
  • Cuisine: Japanese
  • Diet: Vegan

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 4 cups water or kombu dashi
  • 1/2 cup of tofu cut into 1/4 ” cubes
  • 1 tsp dried wakame or dulse flakes
  • 3 Tbsp miso paste
  • 2 spring onions (1/4 cup), chopped

Instructions

  1. See the section above for making kombu dashi. It’s not necessary, but it will add a lot of flavor and nutrients to this soup.
  2. Bring the water (or broth) to a boil. Add in the tofu and dried wakame and turn off the heat. Allow the soup to cool slightly while you mix the miso paste.
  3. To add the miso paste to the soup, remove 1 cup of broth from the pot. Mix in the miso paste into the cup of broth until it’s fully dissolved.
  4. Stir the miso into the cooling soup. Garnish with spring onions and serve!

Notes

  • Wakame is seaweed flakes that are often used for seaweed salad.
  • I realize that specialty Japanese ingredients aren’t sitting around in everyone’s pantry. If seaweed isn’t your thing, then skip the kombu broth and wakame, and just use 4 cups of vegetable broth instead.

Keywords: probiotic, traditional, simple, easy, quick, vegan, keto, paleo, gluten free, fish free, healthy

Filed Under: Soups & Stews, VeganTagged With: Asian, Japanese, Miso, Snacks, Traditional

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Comments

  1. Amanda

    January 6, 2022 at 6:28 am

    Looks great! Do you save and reuse the kombu?

    Reply
    • Emillie

      January 7, 2022 at 1:06 pm

      I haven’t done that. We do eat a lot of seaweed. I’m not sure how to use kombu beyond as a broth, since it’s so tough. Do you have a favorite kombu recipe?

      Reply
      • cheri

        September 12, 2022 at 6:16 pm

        I put kombu in soups in small pieces or into my dried beans when cooking them

        Reply
        • Emillie Parrish

          September 13, 2022 at 2:02 pm

          What a good idea. Thanks for sharing!

          Reply
  2. Mary

    September 19, 2022 at 10:18 am

    Very good miso soup recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Katie

    October 14, 2022 at 2:39 pm

    I never realized that miso soup used a seaweed broth. My kids both LOVE miso soup but there aren’t many restaurants nearby that serve it. I’ve tried making it at home but it was never quite right. I ordered some kombu online and followed your recipe this afternoon and it’s PERFECT! My kids were thrilled and guzzled the whole pot as an after school snack. Okay, I helped, but I couldn’t resist. It’s so good! Thank you for sharing this fantastic recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Emillie Parrish

      October 15, 2022 at 3:27 pm

      Great! I’m so glad that you and your kids enjoy it! Seaweed broth is definitely the flavor secret. 🙂

      Reply

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