Miso Soup With Tofu And Wakame - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon dried wakame seaweed
4 cups dashi
1/4 cup red miso
1/4 lb silken tofu, drained and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 scallions, thinly sliced into rounds

Preparation

1. Reconstitute the wakame be letting it sit in a small bowl of tap water for 15-20 minutes. Drain.
2. Heat the dashi over medium heat, then add the miso. Stir until miso is dissolved. DO NOT BOIL THE MISO. It shouldn't be cooked, just heated.
3. Add the tofu and wakame. Heat to a simmer and serve at once, garnished with the scallions.