Miso soup is easy to make and is a lovely way to start a meal or as light entrée.  

Ingredients:

Directions:

2 teaspoons dashi granules*
4 cups water
3 Tablespoons miso paste**
8 ounce silken tofu diced
2 green onion, sliced diagonally into
1/2 inch pieces

In a medium saucepan over medium-high beat, combine dashi granules and water: bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to medium and , and whisk in the miso paste.  Stir in Tofu.  Separate layers of green onion and add to soup.  Simmer 2-3 minutes before serving.

* The traditional dashi stock is made by boiling dried kelp and dried bonito (fish).  However, instant dashi is available, like the instant chicken stock which is more common in western cuisine.
**Miso paste come in white or a more pungent red with yellow miso being a mixture.  I used white in this recipe, but it is a matter of taste.