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Miso soup with daikon and shiitake

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Japanese

Ingredients
  

  • 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 tsp dried wakame leaves
  • Water for the soup
  • 1.5 cups halved and sliced daikon radish
  • 1 tbsp barley miso
  • handful chopped spring onion for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms in a bowl of water for 10 minutes to soften, remove the stems, and slice thinly.
  • Soak the dried wakame leaves in a little water for 5 minutes to reconstitute and slice the leaves into small pieces.
  • Place the sliced mushroom, wakame pieces, and the sliced daikon radish into a pot and add 3 cups of water.
  • Bring to a boil and cook, covered, for 5 minutes.
  • Purée the miso paste in a bowl with a little of the soup broth and then return the miso purée to the soup, stirring gently.
  • Simmer, uncovered, for a further 3 minutes.
  • Garnish each bowl of soup with chopped spring onion.
Keyword miso soup, soup