I’m a huge soup fan. Chunky, smooth, creamy, or noodle-y, come wintertime, I want all the soups, all the time. Thankfully, not all soups take hours to make. This corn soup, thickened with a bit of tofu and seasoned with sweet and mellow white miso, is a fast favorite once the temperature starts to dip.
my superpowerful, tiny vitamix s30. i love this guy!
I love this soup mostly because of the pairing between sweet corn and miso, but also because of the textural contrast added by the crunchy tofu, and, of course, the tofu itself! Oh, how I love tofu in soup.
It’s one of my favorite tricks, using tofu to thicken soup. Silken tofu adds body and creaminess without cream. It’s funny because I’m not remotely vegetarian or vegan, but after the fact, I figured out this soup was a bunch of those catchphrase foods trends that are so hot right now: vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free.
Mike: That was pretty tasty.
Me: Right!? And so easy! Only corn, onions, tofu and miso!
Mike: Wait – what? I ate vegan food and liked it?!
Me: Huh, it is vegan. Funny!
I may not be on the up and up with healthy food trends, but I do love something that seems to be quite popular in the kitchen: blenders. I use mine mainly for soups, dressings, and smoothies. My tiny (compared to the behemoths that are the regular Vitamixes) S30 personal-sized Vitamix is perfect for making soup for two. It’s super powerful and even heats soups up while you blend. It’s truly one of my favorite kitchen appliances and in the spirit of the holiday season I’m giving one away!
Miso Corn Soup Recipe
serves 2-3Soup
- oil
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 cups corn (I used frozen corn)
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- 1/4 package silken tofu, about 1/4 – 1/3 cup
- 1 1/2 tablespoon white miso paste, or to taste
- freshly ground pepper, to taste
Crispy Tofu Croutons
- tofu, as needed
- oil, preferably safflower, sunflower, or grapeseed
- salt, if desired
Garnish
- sliced green onions
- crispy tofu croutons (recipe below)
- flaky sea salt
- red pepper flakes
In a skillet, heat up a small bit of oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté, stirring, until soft and translucent. Add the corn and warm through briefly. Remove the onion and corn from the heat and place in a blender with the chicken broth, tofu, and miso paste. Blend until smooth and hot if using a Vitamix. Taste and adjust the thickness of your soup based on preference. If you like a thicker soup, add more tofu, if you like a thin soup, use some broth to thin it out. If needed, return the soup from the blender to the skillet and heat up until steaming.
Make the tofu croutons: Cut the remaining tofu up into 2 cm cubes. Set on paper towels, flipping so all sides drain. In a skillet, heat up a generous amount of oil over medium high heat. Fry the tofu, flipping as needed, until golden brown and crisp, 5-7 minutes. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels and season with salt, if needed.
Taste and adjust seasoning with miso and freshly ground pepper. Serve hot with sliced green onions, crispy tofu, sea salt and red pepper flakes. Enjoy!
WIN ME!!!
Giveaway: I paired up with Vitamix to give away one Vitamix S30! I absolutely love mine and know you will love yours too!
Enter: To enter, leave a comment below with your favorite soup memory. I want to hear ALL the details! I’ll randomly choose a winner and contact them by email. Open to Canadian and US Residents only. (Sorry international friends!) Contest ends December 20th at 12AM PST. Good luck!
Update: Congrats Jenna @ Just J.Faye, you’ve won yourself a brand new Vitamix! Happy Christmas! Keep an eye out for an email from me!
My favorite soup recipe was a potato soup recipe we had at our first base in Missouri. It was perfectly creamy and delicious. I was pregnant with our 2nd child and ate it almost every week after I learned how to make it. I think I ate too much of it because now I cannot eat it, but I will eat a fotato soup made out of cauliflower.
I remember my dad making cream of chicken when I was younger. It was delish! He would use canned soup but add he’s own flare by adding rice and any leftover chicken and adding vegetables in. It was so creamy, rich and full of flavor. I still remember eating the soup.
My husband made a rich, hearty french onion soup. He got some Walla Walla onions from a local farmer and some cheese from a local dairy. It was so delicious – he even topped it with gluten free bread he made. I ask for this one to be served a lot.
OMG, a vitamix has been on my wishlist for ages! I remember being in awe that it was able to make hot soup at the store demo.
I love soup, a favourite memory … probably the first time my mom made us hot and sour Vietnamese soup. We had it at a restaurant once and my mom went home to recreate it. Still remains one of my favourite dishes and I always get a thrill when she makes extra for me to take home. =)
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
My mom used to make delicious grilled cheese sandwiches and serve them to us with chicken noodle soup for us to dip in! Yummy! :)
My mom has made (miso) ‘seaweed soup’ ever since I was little. Every time we have it it brings back so many memories. It is surprisingly one of the few things she has always made and hasn’t changed (even when I became a vegetarian). This soup is also waay too delicious with rice. It’s funny though, because she makes it two different ways and every time she makes it the way we don’t like as much we think about how much we like the other way more.
Love chicken noodle soup with lots of corn and to make it spicy I add garam masala to it. I make it with Maggi noodles instead of egg pasta. The best soup for a rainy day.
On the first week my boyfriend and I moved into our new house, he decided to make bone broth, and it turned out well (although a little salty). We decided to make it chicken noodle so we put in chicken and celery, carrots, peppers, anything we had on hand really, we crammed that pot so full it was spilling over the edges, and then he had the idea to put penne pasta in it. Long story short, the pasta basically disintegrated! It turned out to be more of a chicken stew than soup, but hey, it was delicious!
I love chicken noodle soup, I add some garam masala to it and lots of corn and scallions to it. Best soup for a rainy day.
The moment I tasted my husband’s (then boyfriend) chickpea soup. I knew it was over for me, I was in love. :)