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!
When I got pregnant with my son I could not eat anything at all. My friend invited me to a mediterranean restaurant and there I tried lentil&vegetables soup puree. I fell in live with that soup full of nutritious ingredients. I found a recipe and since then for special occaisions I have made it million times. That is my favorite!
My very favorite memory of soup is the Homemade Potato Soup that my Mom always made me when I had a sore throat or a cold. It was just so comforting and I knew that anytime I was home from school, not feeling well, that was the go to lunch. Thanks for offering this giveaway!
I love soups, all kinds and the favorite soup memory is of my childhood when long time ago back in Russua my grandparents were hosting yearly a big gathering of friends and family (they had 7 children and 15 grandkids, and I never counted how many grand-grand children) and making the traditional Tatar soup (shurpa) with homemade noodles and served it to about hundred people in one day. The preparations took days (there were all sorts of food and sweets prepared) and I was taking part in making of the noodles sometimes (tiny egg noodles all cut by hand). The pot was huge about 20-30 quarts, soup was always delicious despite its simplicity, I wish I could replicate the same taste now but it seems impossible – there was definitely some grandma’s secret to it.
I don’t know if this counts but back in college I would whip up some top ramen and add all sorts of goodies to it. Eggs, scallions, sriracha, even lemongrass!
We are big soup fans in this house as well. Favourite soup memory is my grandmother’s lentil soup. It was always served before a family dinner and as kids we all hated it and so would pour our soup into any other of our cousins bowls if they got up during this course as we had to finish our soup before we got supper. Nowadays I actually crave this soup all winter long. The recipe was never written down and my grandmother has bad dementia so unfortunately I think the recipe is lost. I am forever in search of a lentil soup that at least tastes similar.
I would have soup all the time in the Winter, always with oyster crackers. I pretended to like vegetable soup more than I actually did because my dad liked it. My real favorite was chicken noodle though.
When we moved to Hong Kong from the US when I was in elementary school my brother and I had shark fin soup for the first time. We thought it was the coolest thing.
My favorite soup memory is of my son. He’s 4 years old and loves tomato soup with a grilled cheese on the side. Funny thing is he actually enjoys the soup more than the grilled cheese. He will eat the grilled cheese first so he can save his soup for last and slurp it slow to enjoy it. At 4 who knew he would be a soup lover and tomato soup for that matter. I remember the first time he had the soup at daycare he came home face red and clothes messy. His daycare teacher said to me your son loves soup. He asks for seconds. I made it for him and sure enough he devoured it. If they have tomato soup is on the menu at school I know to send extra clothes since it will definitely make it on his shirt. But not to much as he tries his best not to waste any. My CJ the tomato soup lover.
My favorite soup memory is loaded baked potato soup. My grandmother would make it for me when it would be a cold, winter day. She would also make noodle soup when we were sick. I still think of her every time I I make a batch of potato soup.
It would be so wonderful to make these delicious soups and smoothies! I would be thrilled to get this machine!