This quick, vegan tofu soba noodle soup with miso, kale, and carrots will keep you warm on a rainy day
Light and flavorsome vegan soba noodle soup keeps you warm on a rainy day. It's an easy lunch that leaves you satisfied and full of energy for the rest of the day. And it's ready to serve in less than 30 minutes!
I've been making this little soup with tofu and vegetables for years now. I make it every few months or so. Actually, every time I manage to buy soba noodles somewhere, it has become a habit: soba noodles = this soup.
Why? It's quick and easy, it's super healthy and light, and it just makes me happy... ๐
Recipe ingredients
- Soba noodles
- Tofu - firm tofu. You can use plain or something more interesting like smoked, peanut, basil, or tomato tofu. There are so many options, and I've been through many of them.
- Miso - white miso, which is actually quite orange in color.
- Vegetables: onion, green onions, garlic, carrots, and kale. You can change the veggies according to taste or what you have in the fridge. I often use spinach instead of kale because it is easier to get. If using spinach only add it to the soup during the last minute of the cooking time, it should only wilt.
- Frozen spinach or kale can be used instead.
How to make it?
This vegan noodle soup was one of the first recipes I posted on the blog many years ago. This is the third or fourth update, and each time, I've changed the recipe a little. Not because it was not good. As mentioned above, I am quite passionate about this recipe, but each change actually made the soup even better.
- Fry the cubed and spiced tofu in a little oil.
- Cook the onions and the carrots.
- Add broth and kale. Cook shortly.
- Cook the soba noodles separately.
- Mix miso with some of the hot liquid. Pour into the pot. Season.
- Assemble the bowls: grated garlic + green onion rings + noodles + tofu cubes + broth with veggies + lime wedges.
Other vegan soups
Recipe
Vegan Tofu Soba Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 200 g/ 7 oz tofu
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
- 1 organic lime or lemon
- some chili flakes to taste
- 1 small onion
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 700 ml/ 24 fl.oz/ 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 handful chopped kale chopped
- 75 g/ 2.6 oz soba noodles
- 3 tablespoons white miso paste
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2-3 green onions
- fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Dry the tofu with a paper towel and cut it into cubes. Toss it with salt, pepper, and some chili flakes. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and fry the tofu until golden brown all over. Sprinkle with some lime zest.
- Heat the remaining oil in a saucepan. Cook the chopped onion until translucent.
- Add the chopped carrots and stir to coat with the oil. Continue cooking until the carrots soften slightly, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the vegetable broth and the chopped kale, bring to a boil and simmer until the carrots and kale are soft.
- In the meantime, cook the soba noodles according to the packet's instructions.
- Place the miso into a small bowl and ladle in some of the hot soup (only liquid). Whisk well until smooth. Pour this mixture into the soup and adjust the taste of the soup with salt and lots of pepper.
- Microplane the garlic cloves into 2 serving bowls. Divide the finely chopped green onions, noodles, and tofu between the bowl. Ladle the soup with the vegetables over them and mix gently. Serve with lime wedges.
Laura Dembowski says
Soup is so wonderfully comforting and this one is gorgeous to boot!
Marvellina says
You know me, I'll take any kind of noodle soup any day ๐ this looks so comforting and love how simple it is
Denise Browning says
The type of dish that my little one and hubby would enjoy a lot.
Adina says
My three also loved the soup. ๐
allie says
Good for your kids Adina, shows they are making progress. And what a delicious soup. I like using kale when I can. I have only cooked with tofu a few times, so glad to be learning here. Wishing you a beautiful 2018 my friend. xo
Adina says
Thank you, Allie. I wish you a great year too.
Agness of Run Agness Run says
I've been searching for a good soup recipe and I am so happy I stumbled upon your recipe, Adina. What kind of oil do you use for this recipe?
Adina says
Hi Agness. I used olive oil. I hope you like it.?
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
This is definitely my kind of food...so warming, healthy and packed full of flavour too.
Adina says
You would love it, Angie.