The first time I made this simple miso soup, I was home alone and suffering from a bad cold. All I wanted was soup (a little sympathy wouldn’t have hurt, either), but I didn’t have the desire or energy to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Miso was the perfect solution. Quick, easy, comforting and healthful to boot. You can make it as fancy or as simple as you like.
The veggie wraps come nearly unchanged from a terrific recipe in Moosewood Restaurant New Classics. The biggest revision I made was to ditch the egg roll wrappers (I’ve never been able to successfully wrestle those rascals, anyway, and the ones available to me aren’t vegan) in favor of crisp lettuce. I also omitted the cooking oil. The sauces are a result of my tinkering with several different recipes.
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Miso-Ginger Soup
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 20
Description
Pure and simple comfort food.
Ingredients
- 2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and microplaned (or finely minced)
- 6 cups water
- 3–4-inch piece kombu
- 4 Tbsp. white miso
- 3 Tbsp. red miso
- 1 tsp. tamari or soy sauce
- 2 scallions, chopped + additional for garnish
- fresh cilantro, chopped
Other add-ins, if desired
- cubed silken tofu
- thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps
- grated carrots
- buckwheat noodles
Instructions
- Put 6 cups water in a large saucepan. Add the kombu and the microplaned ginger. Gently heat to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes. Remove kombu. If using add-ins, put them into the soup now and simmer for a few minutes, just to slightly soften the vegetables. (I cook the buckwheat noodles separately and just stir them into the soup at the end.)
- Whisk in the miso and the tamari. Do not let the soup boil. Cook for about 30 seconds.
- Divide soup among 4 or 6 bowls and garnish with additional scallions and cilantro, if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 92
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 1245
- Fat: 3
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 13
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 0
Lettuce Veggie Wraps
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 30
- Total Time: 45
Description
Fresh, crunchy, and full of bright flavors – skip the typical sandwich for lunch today and snarf down these beautiful veggie wraps.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces bean thread noodles
- vegetable broth for cooking
- 2 cups green cabbage, grated
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, minced or microplaned
- 1 cup carrots, peeled and grated
- 1 cup red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup scallions, chopped
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped
- 1 Tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
- Medium-size head red lettuce or your favorite tasty green
Instructions
- Soak the bean thread noodles in warm water until softened, about 15 minutes.
- In a large skillet, heat a couple of tablespoons of vegetable broth and saute the cabbage for about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, garlic and ginger and continue to saute for another 4 minutes. The mushrooms should be soft. Add the carrots and bell pepper and cook an additional 5 minutes or until carrots and pepper are hot, but still have a nice bite. Remove from the heat.
- Drain the bean thread noodles and cut into 4-inch lengths with scissors. Add them to the vegetables along with the scallions, soy sauce, vinegar, basil and cilantro. Stir to combine.
- To serve, place a generous spoonful of the bean thread mixture onto lettuce leaves. Dip. Consume.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 83
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 330
- Fat: 1
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 17
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 0
Vegan Hoisin Sauce
Ingredients
- Hoisin Sauce
- 2 Tbsp. Bragg Liquid Aminos
- 2 Tbsp. tamari
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. black bean garlic sauce
- 2 tsp. white wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. molasses
- 1 small clove garlic, microplaned or finely minced
- 1/4 tsp. chile garlic paste
- dash ground black pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and dip to your heart’s content.
Chile-Garlic Sauce
- Prep Time: 10
- Total Time: 40
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. tamari
- 1 Tbsp. Bragg Liquid Aminos (or additional tamari/soy sauce)
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
- 3 Tbsp. vegetable broth
- pinch crystallized stevia or maple sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. fresh ginger, minced or microplaned
- 2–3 scallions, sliced
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and let sit for about 30 minutes.
YUM! I must make this version of lettuce wraps.
🙂 – They’re really delicious (if I may say so myself)!
I think I will pick up some white miso paste this weekend when I go into town. I am out and your recipe has inspired me to make some miso soup. My hubs and I love to take it hiking in the morning and sip it on the mountain top!
That has got to be the best way to enjoy miso!!
What a fresh and comforting meal! I love miso soup and fresh lettus wraps… but it is something I rarely make for myself (even though I know how 🙂 ) Lovely.
It’s so easy that I really should make miso more often, but…
Ooh I just joined the Twitterverse TODAY, so am now following the VVP thingo! 🙂
And I have STILL never, ever tried Miso soup and was having that exact conversation with a friend yesterday AND about one about rice paper rolls with my sister today! It’s a sign. I need to make all of this immediately!
Yay for Twitter! I’m also on @AnOlive ;-). I’ll make sure I’m following you on both accounts. You must try miso! It’s so good and soooo comforting.
You had me at two dipping sauces! These look great. Comforting soup is just what I need right now.
Hehe! Yes, a little comforting would be good :-). Hope you’re doing okay!!
I hope you’re feeling better! After noms like that I’m sure I’d feel like a million bucks…
Thank you – and yes, near instantaneous feeling-better-ness!
Seeing your bowl of miso soup reminds me of a wonderful Japanese restaurant I used to go to in Chicago. Sadly, it is no longer there, but they had great miso soup and imported red bean ice cream. Ah, memories.
Nice little stroll down memory lane ;-)! Sounds like a subject for a book: Restaurants I’ve Known.
I feel like I’m supposed to love miso more than I actually do, which makes me sad. Those lettuce cups look wonderful though, perfect for the warm weather we’re having here!
Well, we can’t like EVERYthing ;-)! Just about any soup is comforting, I think.
You. are. so. much. cooler. than. I. am!!! LOVE those recipes. Saving them now!
No – YOU are sooooo cool! We’ve got a good Mutual Admiration Society going, don’t we :-)!
🙂 Now all we need is a hippie commune and Jerry Garcia to come back to life and join us. Actually went to a grateful dead concert in Vegas as a teenager, I thought, so this is what hell is like!
I can’t believe you said that! Here’s why: my friend dragged me to a GD concert in Chicago the year after we graduated from college. It was the most boring night of my life! I was the only person not on some sort of mind-altering drug and the only one who realized that GD played the same song for 2+ hours. I thought it would never end.
Blahaha! Dying, my experience exactly!!!
During the show I got separated from my brother, he had passed out after too much nitrous oxide balloon and someone stole his tevas off his feet. Worst day ever! The only redemption was that the Dave Matthews band opened the show.
Lucky you – now The Dave Matthews Band I’d like to see! Worst moment for me was having to pee in the parking lot while my friend held up a blanket for “privacy” (not that it really mattered). Oh and then hauling her drunk ass back to the car after the show… Good times, good times! I’ve GOT to send you a photo. I’ll have to dig one up…
Yeah, the summer tour of 95. Nudity and bodily fluids everywhere. You are right that no one would have noticed. Crazy.
I have to see that photo! Love me some D.M.B.
You had me at “miso”! This looks like a GREAT dish! I love having a high raw meal, makes you feel like a million bucks! Munching a cabbage spinach salad as I type…
I love that miso works in so many different ways, too. I was trying to describe miso paste to my mom (who actually made one of my no-oil, vegan salads which calls for miso – wooohoo! And she served it to guests!!) and it was hard. I came up with “smoky.” Now maybe she’ll get some.
Another mouth watering recipe – yum it all looks so good!! I just want to start cooking right now 🙂
Thanks, Anne!
I keep hearing about miso soup but I don’t think I’ve ever had it. I love your lettuce wraps.
Oh, you’d like it! It really is like a savory tea, I think.
The lettuce wraps would go down beautifully at my place – a delicious meal in all my friend 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Those wraps are beautiful! I never thought to wrap those fillings in lettuce, but I can see myself enjoying it a lot more than the greasy wonton and spring roll wrappers! Love the dipping sauces as well, especially the hoisin. I’m bookmarking this for the next time I have a craving- I hate how all commercial versions have sugar!
I love this recipe, perfect for a hot day. You are so creative!
Have just entered into my super fancy Evernote recipe notebook! Aren’t I just too organized? Can’t wait to make these! But I hope you’re feeling better. These would definitely perk me up! 🙂
Mmmm….I can’t wait to make these. I promise not to steal your recipe and post it on my blog….hee hee.
OMGoddess! This post is making my mouth water… ♥
I already ate dinner but now I’m ready to eat again. Looks heavenly!
This is so light, you’d hardly notice ;-)!
I love miso. I spread it on toast. 🙂
Hmmmm, have to try that.
Ohh yes, this looks amazing. Lettuce wrap/cups are so good and it has been far too long since I have had some! I love the VVP FB page!! Great idea.
Social media…where would we be without it (other than having more time on our hands…)?!
I’d love to make my own miso with this recipe. I miss it so much since I found out what restaurants serve are not vegan. Thanks for this. Also, THANK YOU for bidding for my gift set. I just found out today =) I’ll start working on getting them shipped. Thanks again! This made my day!
I was determined to get your gift set!! I’m so glad it worked out ;-)!
Cool! I’ll do a special mention on my blog, I hope you don’t mind.
Sounds good ;-)!
I cook a lot of chinese food, coming form a southeast asian background, and I’ve been able to cook healthily and using whole, unprocessed versions of many of the sauces. for instance I make kecap manis, a thick dark soy sauce which is less common and hence isn’t stocked by health food brands, using a mixture of tamari and blackstrap molasses, almost perfect substitute. I haven’t found one for hoisin, so am chuffed to find this recipe!
what is liquid aminos though..?
Nothing says soothing to me like a warm bowl of miso soup. This looks wonderful Annie! I love the ginger too 🙂 xo!
The soup and the wraps look and sound fantastic! Look forward to trying them someday. The photographs are beautiful!
Thank you! It’s a very comforting combination.
You made all of that for dinner! I love the miso soup & lettuce wraps a lot & 2 tasty dipping sauces! I love hoisin sauce but never made it from scratch! 🙂 A dibine meal! So good for you & us too!
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This looks incredible!
Just wondering, would it be possible to make the recipe using ONLY white miso? Could I sub equal parts extra white miso for the red? I do not have red and am not sure I would use enough of it just yet to justify another trip to Little Tokyo just yet. Would you suggest any adjustments to the rest of the ingredients to compensate for flavor?
Thank you SO Much!
Thanks, Annie! Yes – absolutely you can use just the white miso. It’ll still taste great and you probably don’t need anything else, but add more soy sauce if you like. Appreciate the comment!
It’s settled then, I’ll be making some this week. Thanks so much for the feedback!!
Yay!! Bon appetit!