How to Make Pumpkin and Tofu Miso Soup - A Step-by-Step Guide

When it comes to comfort food, few things can beat a warm and comforting bowl of soup. And when the weather turns chilly and the leaves start to fall, there's nothing better than a hearty, flavorful soup to warm you up from the inside out. Enter: Pumpkin and Tofu Miso Soup.

This delicious and nutritious soup is the perfect way to enjoy the flavors of fall while getting a healthy dose of vegetables and protein. The combination of pumpkin, tofu, and miso creates a rich and creamy base t...

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Ingredients

  • ¼ small pumpkin - peeled, seeded, and cubed
  • 1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger, cut into matchsticks
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 ounces buckwheat noodles
  • 3 ½ ounces firm tofu, cubed
  • 2 teaspoons miso paste
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 green onions, finely chopped on the diagonal
  • 2 large red chile peppers, sliced on the diagonal
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons pickled ginger

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Servings: 2
  • Yield: 2 servings

  • Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil; add pumpkin, ginger, and soy sauce. Cook pumpkin mixture for about 3 minutes. Add noodles to pumpkin mixture and cook until noodles are slightly cooked, about 4 minutes.
  • Stir tofu into pumpkin-noodle mixture and cook until pumpkin and noodles are almost tender, 5 to 10 more minutes.
  • Place 1 teaspoon miso paste into each serving bowl. Ladle cooking water into each bowl and whisk until miso is dissolved.
  • Divide pumpkin-tofu soup between the 2 serving bowls; garnish each with 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 chopped green onion, 1 sliced red chile pepper, 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon cilantro, and 1 tablespoon pickled ginger.
  • Nutrition

    317 cal.

    • Total Fat: 13g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Sodium: 1231mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 41g
    • Dietary Fiber: 4g
    • Total Sugars: 7g
    • Protein: 12g
    • Vitamin C: 74mg
    • Calcium: 313mg
    • Iron: 6mg
    • Potassium: 576mg