LOADED MISO SOUP

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Many vegan dishes (like fruit salad and peanut butter and jelly) are already beloved, but the problem faced by many of us is in imagining less-traditional dishes that are interesting and not challenging. Miso soup is a more adventurous, though no more complicated, option to try.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     easy, quick, one pot, soups and stews, appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 strip kombu (dried kelp)
1 handful sliced shiitake mushrooms
1/2 cup miso
Carrots
Turnips
Ginger
1 handful cooked edamame
1/2 pound silken tofu, cubed
Scallions

Steps:

  • Bring 6 cups of water to a bare simmer and add one strip kombu; let it soak 10 minutes, then remove it and chop; set aside.
  • Meanwhile, saute a handful of sliced shiitakes in oil until crisp.
  • Whisk a cup of the water with 1/2 cup miso in a bowl until smooth.
  • Pour the miso mix into the water and add 1/2 pound silken tofu along with some shredded carrots, turnip and ginger, the chopped kombu and about a handful of cooked, shelled edamame.
  • Let stand long enough to heat the tofu through, about a minute. Add some chopped scallions and the crisp shiitakes and serve.

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