Miso Soup with Soba Noodles

Miso soup is one of my favorite foods. I could happily eat it everyday. I make so many variations of miso soup depending on what I have on hand. There are a few constants in my soup. My husband likes dried mushrooms so those always seem to make it into my soup. Additionally I always add onion, garlic, ginger, kombu and miso. Other than these constants nothing really stays the same. Sometimes I add silken tofu (when we need the protein) to the soup. I tend to add more veggies to my miso soup than is traditional.

Miso Soup with Soba Noodles
Serves 2

Ingredients:

½ cup dried shitake mushrooms
4 cups water
½ red onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
½ inch ginger, julienned
6 inch piece kombu cut into small squares
1 carrot, julienned
1 small single serving bundle soba noodles
2 cups napa cabbage, julienned
¼ pound shitake mushrooms, stems removed and caps thinly sliced
2 tablespoons white miso

Directions:

Combine the dried mushrooms and water and microwave until hot. Allow the mushrooms to sit in the water for 30 minutes so they can rehydrate. Strain the mushrooms and liquid through a wire strainer lined with cheesecloth or damp paper towel to catch any sediment from the mushrooms. Chop the mushrooms into bite-sized pieces and add to the liquid and bring to a simmer.

Add the onion, garlic, ginger, kombu and carrot and bring the mixture back to a simmer. Add the sob noodles and cook until tender (about 4 minutes). Add the napa cabbage, and mushrooms and turn off the heat.

In a separate small bowl loosen the texture of the white miso with some of the cooking broth. Continue to stir until the miso has all broken up and formed an even thick sauce with the cooking liquid. Add the miso back to the pan and stir to combine.

Serve the soup immediately. Top with sliced green onions if desired.

Nutritional information:

Amount Per Serving
Calories - 248.68
Calories From Fat (10%) - 23.85
Total Fat - 2.78g
Saturated Fat - 0.34g
Cholesterol - 0mg
Sodium - 1278.34mg
Potassium - 580.34mg
Total Carbohydrates - 48.21g
Fiber - 5.68g
Sugar - 4.66g
Protein - 11.66g

Comments:

Miso soup has become my favorite food. I love the stuff and could eat it everyday (which is not my usual behavior) except I think my husband would get tired of it.

Each serving of this soup contains approximately 7,100IU of vitamin A, 130mg of calcium, 2.7mg of iron, 145mcg of folate, 150mg of phosphorus, 85mg of magnesium, and 7.75mcg of selenium.

This soup and a big green salad with fat free hummus and salsa and we had dinner. Soup and salad is something that we have for dinner or lunch at least 4 times a week. It is a quick and easy way to get a lot of vegetables (both cooked and raw) into a meal.

Unrelated Note:

Don’t forget about the Healthy Cooking Challenge. The sooner you submit your recipes the quicker we can compile the nutritional information.

I will try to be back later tonight with a dinner update. It all depends on how late we are out this evening.

I hope you all have a great day.