If you’re craving savory Japanese flavors, then this Miso Soup with Mushrooms and Tofu will hit the spot! Miso soup, fortified with egg, silky mushrooms, tofu and whatever leafy greens – so good!
Why This Miso Soup With Mushrooms Is So Good
- An easy miso soup that’s filled with goodness.
- Hearty but fresh.
- Adapt with all kinds of greens.
- Great if you’re craving Japanese flavors in a hurry!
Ingredients
- Tofu
- Mushrooms
- Leafy vegetables
- Egg
- Green onion
If using Miso & Easy
- Water
- Miso & Easy
If using miso paste
- Dashi of vegetable broth
- Miso paste
How To Make Miso Soup With Mushrooms And Tofu – Step By Step
- In a sauce pot, bring the broth to a boil. Add in the tofu, mushrooms and the vegetables. While stirring the broth, slowly pour in the whisked egg. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat.
- If using Miso & Easy: Stir in the Miso & Easy. Top with green onions and serve immediately.
- If using Miso Paste: Ladle about ½ cup of the hot broth into a bowl with the miso paste. Use a fork or whisk to stir and liquify and soften the miso paste. Pour all of the miso paste into the pot and stir gently. Top with green onions and serve immediately.
Miso Soup For Breakfast
As my many house guests can attest to, I am not a breakfast eater (unless I’m hung over, then a 1/2 pound of bacon will be devoured quickly). When Diane and Todd were over, the first thing my boys did right after waking up in the morning was run over to the cottage to wake them up and drag them to the house to make their famous breakfast.
They made homemade pancakes, waffles, french toast and cinnamon sugar knots. Oh, and we went through 10 pounds of bacon too (I’m not joking). You should see my boys’ faces when they woke up on Sunday and realized Uncle Todd and Auntie Diane were gone….(sigh) back to cold cereal and boring eggs.
But the ONE thing I will eat in the morning is 10-minute miso soup. Okay, sometimes I like Ochazuke for breakfast too (but that’s for another post). My body craves savory Japanese flavors in the morning and miso soup, fortified with egg, mushrooms, tofu and whatever leafy greens I have will hit the spot.
What Type Of Miso Is Best?
I’m developing recipes for Miso & Easy, which is a prepared miso paste that’s all ready to go – add hot water and you’ve got instant miso soup. It’s a brand new product.
If you’re using regular miso paste, same recipe, just use vegetable broth or dashi broth in place of water.
What Is Dashi?
Dashi is Japanese soup base that’s made from bonito fish. Instead of using chicken, vegetable or beef broth (in soups and in cooking dishes), Japanese recipes will call for dashi broth instead. You can make it from scratch, with a piece of kombu (dried seaweed) and dried bonito flakes; or use instant dashi powder (which is what I use)
But if you don’t have dashi, just use vegetable broth instead.
Miso Soup With Mushrooms And Tofu And Whatever!
As for the other ingredients, it’s simple. And flexible. Whatever fresh mushrooms you have (below I have Japanese mushrooms), whatever leafy greens you want (spinach, bok choy, napa cabbage) and whatever firmness of tofu you want.
Top Tips For This Miso Soup With Mushrooms
- Use whatever kind of leafy vegetables you like.
- If you can’t get hold of dashi use vegetable broth.
- Top with green onions and serve immediately.
Check Out These Other Delicious Soups
- Malaysian Chicken Noodle Soup with Asian Greens and Chili-Soy Sauce
- Vietnamese Pho Recipe: Beef Noodle Soup
- 15 Minute Udon Noodle Soup with Miso
- Chinese Bird’s Nest Soup Recipe
Have you tried this Miso Soup with Mushrooms and Tofu? Feel free to leave a star rating and I’d love to hear from you in the comments below!
Tofu and Mushroom Miso Soup
Ingredients
- 6 ounces tofu cubed
- 4 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced
- handful of leafy vegetable chopped
- 1 egg whisked
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
If using Miso & Easy:
- 4 cup s water
- 4 tablespoons Miso & Easy
If using Miso Paste:
- 4 cups dashi or vegetable broth
- 4 tablespoons miso paste
Instructions
- In a sauce pot, bring the broth to a boil. Add in the tofu, mushrooms and the vegetables. While stirring the broth, slowly pour in the whisked egg. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat.
- If using Miso & Easy: Stir in the Miso & Easy. Top with green onions and serve immediately.
- If using Miso Paste: Ladle about ½ cup of the hot broth into a bowl with the miso paste. Use a fork or whisk to stir and liquify and soften the miso paste. Pour all of the miso paste into the pot and stir gently. Top with green onions and serve immediately.
Did you try this recipe? Please leave a star rating in the recipe card below and leave a review in the comment section! I always appreciate your feedback and I know other readers do, too!
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I spent my entire life in Hawaii…. except for the past 5 years when I moved to Austin, where there is little in the way of good “local style” food. Your Tofu and Mushroom Miso Soup hit a much longed-for spot today – I’ll continue to prepare Miso & Easy recipes to ward off homesickness and cravings for Asian food.
Mahalo nui!
We ended up using chicken bone broth with miso paste/shitake mushrooms/tofu/spinach for this recipe and the whole house enjoyed! The egg was a nice addition!
Thank you so much! Jaden
The eggs were an awesome addition I haven’t seen in other miso related recipes! Being a Weight Watchers Freestyle member, this was delish and most appreciated! I substituted the kale, random shrooms and leeks I had on hand, and it was still super tasty. Very flexible &  healthy recipe  – thank you!
I am not so much a fan of tofu used this way, would adding baked tofu to this soup work as well?
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I just made this for lunch for my miso-loving kid who’s home sick today. It was a big hit. I didn’t have dashi, so it was the veggie broth version, with chard for the leafy green. We really liked it with the egg, and I could definitely see doing this for breakfast sometime soon. Thanks!
I just made this and it was delish! Thanks for tonight’s dinner recipe.
If we want to skip the egg in this recipe, would removing it change the flavor much? From what I can tell, it’s just added in for extra protein, but I’d rather leave it out. Would the soup still turn out okay?
Yes, feel free to leave it out 🙂
I woMulder enjoy Miso Soup more if it were not so salty tasting.
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I didn’t think miso paste ever had fish in it. I have a container of Cold Mountain white miso in my fridge and it contains only vegetable products.
I’d love to make this, but I’m a vegetarian and I don’t eat any meat products, including stock and pastes. I looked up miso paste online and every one I found had fish in it. Any idea where I can find vegetarian miso paste? Thanks!!
Yum! I’ve been on a miso soup kick for breakfast. I like to soft boil an egg for about 6 minutes. Then, after mixing up the miso paste with hot water, I throw in a handful of spinach into the hot soup along with the egg sliced in half. Finally, I sprinkle a little cayenne pepper on top to give it a little heat. Delicious!
I need to make this for my husband. He absolutely loves miso soup and actually orders it for breakfast when he is out of town for business.
Please explain all the different types of miso in oriental groceries and which type to choose for miso soup. I like the light beige miso soup most. Is one tablespoon per cup water the right proportion? What are the other types used for?
looks so refreshing. i need a sip of this soup / broth! perfect for a cold, Canadian winter’s day.
Looks awesome! I especially love the idea of having this for breakfast
I love the taste of dashi and would happily slurp up this soup any time of day. of course, it was being served at breakfast, I might have to find a way to work some bacon into the mix. Can’t resist the bacon. Ever.
I would love this in the morning…I too like a savory breakfast. I have been using miso a lot lately, another good recipe to try it in!
Miso is absolutely delicious and has been making a comeback for it’s health benefits. While traditional Japanese Miso w/tofu and seaweed is my favorite, I am in love with this variation too!
I am so sad! The closest place I can buy Miso & Easy is 50 miles away. Our local Cost Plus World Markets don’t carry it in the big city of Portland apparently.
Okay so I just need to try this using regular miso. Looks yummy!
I’m with you! love this soup. I haven’t make it in a while I will be sure to try your version. Thanks for sharing!
I thought I was the only “miso in the morning” person! I am with you – for some reason Japanese food is what I crave in the AM – thanks for making me feel a little more normal.
This soup looks great I’m going to try it, not for breakfast though. I’m a breakfast chef and a master of the egg.
There is something very comforting in eating miso soup first thing in the morning. I am not a breakfast person, either, but I make breakfast every day for my girls. I wish that miso soup becomes the part of our routine, as I usually have all the ingredients at hand (and if not, there are two Asian supermarkets in the neighborhood! I love living in SoCal!)
my mom always make a miso soup for me
i will tell my mom to make one fore me later 🙂 for another flavor.
This looks amazing! I love soup and since I am sick today….I am really craving this right now!
Simply and delicious… I am sure if eaten at breakfast it will start the day just right…
I can eat this anytime, right now!!!
yumm..
How delicious and how COOL that you’re developing recipes for a product! Newest follower here ~ thanks!
Great soup. I had it this morning for breakfast. I took all the extra ingredients and put them in baggies ready to dump into a small pot and fix for breakfast without thinking much. It is a delicious soup, hearty and healthy. Learned of you on my Zite magazine on my iPad. Thanks, Julie
Simply it look like water. Does it have taste.
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You have wonderful timing! I was just at the market last weekend looking for Dashi and didn’t find it. I found “Miso and Easy” on Amazon.com but I already have miso paste, vegetable broth, and most of the other ingredients you mentioned in your recipe. I’m excited because as soon as I finish posting. I can make the soup. Talk about immediate gratification! Thanks!
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, but I am so lazy about making it. Thank god for microwave poached eggs. Best idea ever.
We gave homemade dashi over NY and it was a disaster thanks to me using dried seaweed instead o kombu. Duh! I CRAVE miso and tofu anytime
of day and this will totes rock the socks off my instant miso packets.
And coffee! Are you still on the search for the best of the best or have you settled on Folgers per your fancy friend’s advice? 😉
yumm yes please!!
This looks great, I just wish Miso & Easy was sold somewhere nearby. The website shows the closest place to me is 100 miles away, and I don’t think I’d need the case of 6 from Amazon.
I make this almost every night for dinner. I suggest adding some lime juice and ginger. I usually use whatever is in the ‘fridge, which is usually mushrooms, bak choy, red bell pepper, leek, and bean sprouts. Yum!