Secretly Healthy Japanese Miso Soup

Name: Secretly Healthy Japanese Miso Soup
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons white miso paste; 2 tablespoons red miso paste; 4 cups vegetable broth; 0.25 cup tamari; 0.25 cup mirin; 0.25 cup sake; 1 sheet of nori, torn into pieces; 2 carrots, diced; 2 stalks of celery, diced; 0.25 cup frozen peas; 0.25 cup frozen corn; 0.25 cup cooked quinoa; 0.25 cup diced red bell pepper; 0.25 cup diced green bell pepper; 0.25 cup diced shiitake mushrooms; 0.25 cup diced zucchini; 2 tablespoons goji berries; 2 tablespoons hemp seeds

by Sarah | Mar 25, 2023 | Gluten-free options | 0 comments

A bowl of Japanese Miso Soup with an array of colorful vegetables and seaweed floating in a steaming broth.

When I was growing up, my mom would make Japanese Miso Soup for us at least once a week. It was one of my favorite meals – hearty and comforting, but also surprisingly healthy. I always loved adding my own mix of vegetables to it, and experimenting with different ingredients to make it my own. Now that I’m an adult, I’m still making miso soup – but with a few healthier twists.

This Secretly Healthy Japanese Miso Soup is a delicious and nutritious way to get your family around the dinner table. I use a combination of traditional miso paste, seaweed, and vegetables – but I also add in a few secret ingredients that make it even healthier. My family loves it, and I hope yours will too!

Tips and Variations:

Feel free to substitute any of the vegetables with your favorite ones.
If you don’t have all of the miso pastes, you can use just one kind.
If you don’t have tamari, you can use soy sauce instead.
If you don’t have mirin, you can use white wine or sherry.
If you don’t have sake, you can use white wine or beer.
To make this soup vegan-friendly, use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.
To make it gluten-free, use tamari instead of soy sauce.