EASY BAKED ONION SOUP WITH MISO AND SILKEN TOFU

Onions alive with Nutrition and Taste

Here's a simple onion soup that is tasty, and packed with nutrition.  It's so easy to make. You slice onions, garlic and tofu, but the oven does most of the work for you.  Once you've enjoyed it as an onion soup, make it again.  This time add different vegetables, noodles, or rice to the base for seemingly endless variations of this delicious dish.

 There are two different garnishes the onion soup, offering a vegan and a vegetarian option.

Vegetarian Version: With Parmesan Cheese

You'll need: (for 2 large servings): 3 medium onions, sliced; 2 cloves of garlic, finely diced; 2 tbs olive oil; 1 tsp. each dried herbs (thyme, oregano, savory); 1/2 tsp sage; 1 tbs tamari; 1 tbs Dijon mustard; 1 cup almond milk; 3 cup water; 1 block silken tofu, 2 tsp light miso. 

Garnish: (Vegan version) nutritional yeast; sesame seeds (Vegetarian option) Parmesan cheese

Sliced onions ready for baking

Here's How: 
Remove skin, and slice onions into thin rings.









In an oven-proof dish with lid, combine olive oil, tamari and dried herbs. Add onion rings and mix to coat well with oil.  Cover dish to sweeten onion's taste, and bake at 375 degrees until they are lightly browned, very soft and well-cooked. 

Adding the Diced Garlic to Oven-browned Onions

Add finely diced garlic and return dish to oven for a few minutes until garlic is slightly golden in colour, and onions lightly caramelized.

Frothy Almond-milk and Onion Broth

Remove dish from oven, and place 1/2 the onion/garlic mix in blender with almond milk, water and Dijon mustard. Blend until smooth.  Pour blended mix back into oven-proof dish, and stir gently. Replace lid, and bake in a medium oven (350 degrees) for 45 minutes.

Soft Silken Tofu Simmers to a Chewy Texture

Drain silken tofu and cut into cubes. Add to onion soup in baking dish, replace lid, and return to oven to simmer at 325 degrees for about 10 minutes. 

Blending in Low-sodium Miso Paste

To Serve:
In individual soup plates, blend miso with a small amount of water, then stir in onion soup.

Vegan Version:  Top soup with 1 tbs nutritional yeast, and 1/2 tsp raw sesame seeds.

Vegetarian Version:  Top soup with grated Parmesan cheese.