This mild and sweet paste is also great for adding depth and a little saltiness to desserts.
But enough about what itis, lets talk about what you shoulddowith it.
Its a Souper Star
Obviously, we cannot talk about miso without talking about soup.
you could make your own, but there are somepretty decent instant options on Amazon).
From there, you might add whatever goodies strike your fancy.
Some ideas:
Throw in last nights roasted vegetables for a heartier meal.
Crack an egg in there for extra protein and richness (and tohelp with a hangover.)
Toss in a handful of broccoli or carrot slaw for crunch.
Makeslow cooker congeeusing miso soup instead of regular chicken broth.
Make a hearty, meaty dip with miso, pork, and walnuts.
(I would use red miso here.)
Stir it into sour cream or labneh for a slightly different chip dip.
Add it to store-bought ranch dressing for the ultimate savory experience.
Blend white miso with yogurt and honeyfor a sweet dip that longs for a veggie tray.
Mix it with mayo and slather it on every sandwich.
Sneak some vegetables into your face withthis miso eggplant dip.
Beat the Cheesecake Factory at their own game and makemiso glazed salmon.
Make a truly good (vegan) gravywith miso, nutritional yeast, and mushrooms.
(Or just add a spoonful of it to any gravy to take it to the next level.)
Find the darkest red miso you’ve got the option to, and use it tobraise short ribs.
Make any meatball better.
(The lighter the protein, the lighter the miso.
Use white miso for seafood, red miso for red meat, etc.)
Sweeten the Deal
You know how a little salt can amp up the flavor of desserts?
White miso is best suited for this, and here are some of my favorite ways to use it.
MakeDavid Lebovitz roasted strawberry and miso ice creamonce, never eat regular strawberry ice cream again.
Make a morecomplex salted caramel.
Drizzle it over apple pie.
Better yet, bake a couple of teaspoons of itdirectly into the pie(or do both).
Bake it into cookies too, because who doesnt love asalty-sweet chocolate chip cookie?
One of my favorite holiday treats are easybutterscotch haystacks.
This year I will be adding some white miso to the mix.
Do not tell my grandmother.
Blend a couple of teaspoons into a buttercream frosting to keep a cake from being cloying.
(Im pretty into thismaple miso butter cream.)
If all of that doesnt get you excited about fermented soy beans, Im not sure what will.
(Unless youre allergic to soy like my sister Sydney.
Sorry, Sydney.)
Illustration by Jim Cooke, Photos byjules,Sarah J, andJamieanne.
