Cold Miso Soup (Hiyajiru)

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 10m

Cook 5m

Total 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)

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)

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

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)

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.

Cold Miso Soup (Hiyajiru)

Ingredients

For The Dashi (japanese Soup Stock)

For The Soup Seasonings

For The Soup Ingredients

Steps

Nutrition Facts

Cold Miso Soup (Hiyajiru)

Ingredients

For The Dashi (japanese Soup Stock)

For The Soup Seasonings

For The Soup Ingredients

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Nutrition Facts