Miso is considered one of the healthiest foods out there. And it’s really delicious. A miso paste adds that umami flavor we all love. It’s a fermented food, made from a mostly soybeans (and barley, brown rice and several other grains with a fungus, Aspergillus oryzae) so make sure you buy organic miso paste. Miso is a healthy, probiotic that helps support digestion by adding beneficial microorganisms to your digestive tract. In fact, a healthy gut is now considered key to a healthy, strong, lean body and mind. Your gut is called your second brain, and its health is vital to a strong immune system. Miso also high in vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients; it’s rich in B-complex vitamins, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, and magnesium.
Because miso paste is fermented it “contains of microorganisms similar or identical to those beneficial bacteria that live in your large intestine. These microorganisms grow during the fermentation that produces miso, a process that typically takes anywhere from a few days to a year or more. The length of the fermentation process determines the flavor strength of the miso and also contributes to the number of probiotic organisms in the final paste.” From Health Benefits of Miso Paste on Digestion by Joanne Marie.
Add to this soup tofu, a healthy, plant-based protein, scallions, and seaweed and you’ve got an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory powerhouse of a dish. This recipe is great mostly because the miso soup tastes so good but also because the whole thing, start to finish, takes 15 minutes to make.
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