Spicy Vegan Vegetable Miso Soup

Spicy Vegan Vegetable Miso Soup with Udon Noodles

Affiliate Disclosure: Occasionally we may provide links to products that are affiliate links to products and providers that we personally use and recommend. If you choose to click on a link and purchase a product, we wanted to let you know that we’ll get a commission from the sale. Thanks for supporting this blog! :) 

Subtle heat transforms this vegan vegetable miso soup into a delightful treat that even carnivores will devour. 

I hope you all had a great weekend celebrating St Patrick’s Day eating all of the corned beef & cabbage and bangers and mash. Today I have an accidental vegan recipe to share with you: spicy vegetable miso soup that even won the approval of my meat-eating husband — how’s that for a stamp of approval?! 

The last month and a half, the California Central Coast has been getting soaked. Yes, rain is a good thing as we so desperately need it, but after a while the dark and gloomy weather gets a tad old. I’ve been so looking forward to indulging on fresh spring produce and enjoying the occasional opportunity to eat outside. Instead my backyard is a swamp and the produce I have been looking forward to doesn’t taste all that great… that’s the downside of too much rain. 

So, too much rain and not enough sunshine equals less than perfect health and the need for comforting dinner recipes that don’t require a lot of energy that don’t sacrifice on taste. Which brings me to today’s recipe. 

I don’t intentionally cook many vegan recipes. As I’ve mentioned before, I am incredibly sensitive to saturated fat and most vegan dairy substitutes for whatever reason often have high levels of saturated fat, which is a no-go for me. For this recipe, however, I intentionally swapped out my usual go to of shredded chicken for… tofu. But don’t get too excited: I added udon noodles, too. 

This recipe is also really simple to make, especially if you do the bulk of the chopping and slicing while the udon noodles are cooking. Once the noodles are done, they are rinsed and divided amongst serving bowls. Then, the broth is cooked in the same saucepan. 

Thinly sliced ginger and Thai chile is then simmered in sake before the miso and vegetable broth is whisked into the pan. If you want your soup to be spicier or milder, add more slices or subtract the thai chile entirely. If you’re planning to serve this soup to a table full of carnivores who act like they’re being poisoned if you try to feed them tofu the flavors of the chile mask the natural flavor of tofu. The soup is then finished off with thinly sliced carrots, mushrooms and green onions. 

For a wine pairing, you can either pair this soup with a crisp, zesty white wine such as Verdehlo or Vermentino, or a light and fruity Pinot Noir such as Wente Riva Ranch. 

Spicy Vegan Vegetable Miso Soup Ingredients & Instructions

---

soup, vegan, meatless monday

main dish

Japanese

Yield: 4

Author: Rae Goldman

Print

With ImageWithout Image

Spicy Vegan Vegetable Miso Soup

Subtle heat transforms this vegan vegetable miso soup into a delightful treat that even carnivores will devour.

prep time: 5 Mcook time: 10 Mtotal time: 15 M

ingredients:

• 1 pound udon noodles
• 4 cups low-sodium vegetable stock
• 3 thin slices peeled fresh ginger
• 1 whole medium Thai red chili, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 2 tablespoons red miso
• 1/4 pound tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 large button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 small carrot, shaved or cut into matchsticks
• 1 large green onion, dark green part only, thinly sliced

instructions:

How to cook Spicy Vegan Vegetable Miso Soup

1. Fill a large pot half full with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the noodles, return the water to a boil, and cook until the noodles are al dente, 2–3 minutes. Drain the noodles and rinse well under cold water. Divide among 4 soup bowls.
2. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, warm the broth with the ginger, red Chile slices and sake until bubbles begin to form around the edge of the pan. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the miso and whisk until the miso is dissolved and creamy. Discard the ginger slices.
3. Place the tofu in a sieve and warm it under a slow stream of hot running water. Divide the tofu among the soup bowls. Ladle in the hot broth, dividing it among the bowls. Garnish with the sliced mushroom, carrot, and green onion, and serve.

Calories

330.04

Fat (grams)

11.26

Sat. Fat (grams)

3.21

Carbs (grams)

39.28

Fiber (grams)

3.77

Net carbs

35.51

Sugar (grams)

5.51

Protein (grams)

17.37

Sodium (milligrams)

980.81

Cholesterol (grams)

25.20

Created using The Recipes Generator