Miso, an umami-rich fermented soybean paste, is one of our go-to ingredients, and for good reason: just a dab adds depth to everything from salad dressing to soba noodle soup to roasted brussesls sprouts. Plus, it's a delicious, easy way to add more fermented foods to your diet. Keep reading for recipes made with this essential Japanese ingredient.
Get the recipe: vegan miso soup with soba and mushrooms
Get the recipe: ginger-miso acorn squash with toasted pistachios
Get the recipe: roasted eggplant spaghetti with miso brown butter sauce
Get the recipe: creamy miso peanut chicken lettuce wraps
Get the recipe: miso-tahini avocado toast with black sesame gomasio
Get the recipe: miso-glazed black cod with sesame bok choy
Get the recipe: shrimp and avocado salad with miso dressing
Get the recipe: crunchy miso beet rice with fried egg
Get the recipe: steak with miso mustard butter sauce
Get the recipe: fried asparagus with miso dressing
Get the recipe: miso salmon lettuce wraps with wasabi cucumbers
Get the recipe: sugar snap pea salad with miso dressing
Get the recipe: chocolate-dipped peanut butter miso cookies
Get the recipe: sesame ginger miso cucumber salad with edamame
Get the recipe: miso sweet potato soup with herb- and sesame-roasted carrots
Get the recipe: bento salad with matcha-miso dressing
Get the recipe: brussels sprouts kimchi tacos with miso crema
Get the recipe: miso sesame cucumber salad
Get the recipe: turmeric-miso soup with shiitakes, turnips, and soba
Get the recipe: one-pan miso-honey roasted chicken and vegetables
Get the recipe: miso-glazed kale and shiitakes with a poached egg
Get the recipe: miso carbonara with mini sausage meatballs
Get the recipe: tofu and brussels sprouts in miso sauce with farro
Get the recipe: roasted asparagus with miso butter
Get the recipe: Japanese miso, kale, and tofu soup