Name: Cold Miso Soup (Hiyajiru)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For the Dashi (Japanese Soup Stock):; 2½ cups water; 1 dashi packet (you can use dashi powder, but I highly recommend this brand of dashi packet; you can also make dashi from scratch or Vegan Dashi); For the Soup Seasonings:; 4 Tbsp miso (I usually toast 1 extra tablespoon just in case I need to add more; possibly you may not need to use the extra portion); 2 Tbsp toasted white sesame seeds; For the Soup Ingredients:; 4 oz Japanese or Persian cucumber (if you use an English cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and remove the seeds with a spoon; do not use an American cucumber); ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 10 shiso leaves (perilla/ooba) (or use chopped green onions); 1 fillet cooked salmon (I usually add simple grilled fish such as Salted Salmon, Teriyaki Salmon, Miso Salmon, and Grilled Mackerel (Saba Shioyaki); 7 oz medium-firm tofu (momen dofu)

Prep Time

10m

Cook Time

Total Time

15m

This refreshing cold miso soup, known as Hiyajiru, is a light and flavorful Japanese dish perfect for hot weather. Made with a savory dashi stock, miso, toasted sesame seeds, cucumber, shiso leaves, cooked salmon, and tofu, it's a well-balanced, healthy, and satisfying meal.

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Ingredients

Servings: 2

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For The Dashi (japanese Soup Stock)

2½ cups water

1 dashi packet (you can use dashi powder, but I highly recommend this brand of dashi packet; you can also make dashi from scratch or Vegan Dashi)

For The Soup Seasonings

4 Tbsp miso (I usually toast 1 extra tablespoon just in case I need to add more; possibly you may not need to use the extra portion)

2 Tbsp toasted white sesame seeds

For The Soup Ingredients

4 oz Japanese or Persian cucumber (if you use an English cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and remove the seeds with a spoon; do not use an American cucumber)

¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

10 shiso leaves (perilla/ooba) (or use chopped green onions)

1 fillet cooked salmon (I usually add simple grilled fish such as Salted Salmon, Teriyaki Salmon, Miso Salmon, and Grilled Mackerel (Saba Shioyaki)

7 oz medium-firm tofu (momen dofu)

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

425kcal

21%
Fat

24g

1%
Saturated Fat

4g

0%
Carbohydrates

20g

1%
Fiber

4g

0%
Sugar

4g

0%
Protein

34g

1%
Cholesterol

55mg

2%
Sodium

1,600mg

80%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Cold Miso Soup (Hiyajiru)