Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodles with Tofu

Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodle Soup with Tofu

When I first started Inspiralized, I told myself that part of my “job” as a...

Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodles with Tofu

When I first started Inspiralized, I told myself that part of my “job” as a food blogger would be to keep up on the trends. As a fashion blogger might read Vogue or Lucky, a foodie will read Food & Wine, Bon Appetit and so on.

Therefore, I gave myself a magazine subscription budget. I went onto magazines.com and signed up for all of my favorites: Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, EatingWell, Lucky Peach, Saveur, Food Network, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Cooking Light and told myself that I’d read the others for free at bookstores.

Funny enough, I learn more from reading food blogs and following food brands on Twitter than I do from those magazines.

Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodles with Tofu

But, alas, they give me something to read when I want a lazy stationary bike workout or when I have time to kill on a long Subway ride.

Also, I’ll forever prefer printed recipes over online. I know, sounds hypocritical, because here I am, blogging electronic recipes. But you can print them out!

I honestly forget where I heard it, but apparently incorporating tea into drinking, cooking and baking is going to be a big food trend in 2014. Chefs are going to mix it into breads and cakes and even stir it into cocktails. Cool, right?

Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodles with Tofu

Obviously, I had to try it out myself. I Googled to learn more and found out that Mark Bittman made a recipe where he put green tea powder (matcha) into pasta dough to create “green tea noodles.”

Lightbulb! Noodle soup with a green tea broth!

I went into the kitchen, grabbed out my green tea bags (which have a light minty flavor – even better!) and got to experimenting. By steeping the green tea bags and using the hot tea water as part of the soup’s base, the broth becomes infused with metabolism-boosting goodness.

The bitterness that I find common in green tea is nonexistent when mixed into this soup, just leaving a subtle earthy and herbal taste. I couldn’t believe how well the taste of the green tea blends in with the rest of the ingredients.

Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodles with Tofu

If you don’t like tofu, try cannellini beans here. If you don’t eat beans, try snap peas instead. If you don’t like snap peas, try bok choy. Don’t like bok choy? Try mushrooms. I could do this all day.

The combination of miso, ginger and green tea works like peanut butter and jelly – it was meant to be!

Click here to get the recipe on SheKnows.com.

Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodles with Tofu

Will you ever think of green tea the same way again?

Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodles with Tofu

Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodles with Tofu

Miso Green Tea and Ginger Zucchini Noodles with Tofu

 

with love, Ali

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  • Love it! And I totally agree, I love to read food mags for inspiration, but I get the best insights from fellow food bloggers (like you) and of course, food blogger photos (like yours) can be so much more inspiring. Okay, so in a nutshell, you inspire me. LOL! Can't wait to try the recipe!
  • Yum. I've still never made my own miss soup. I love the idea of incorporating green tea and spiraling zucchini. I don't really read as many food magazines as I like though we have access to a gorgeous publication called food and drink here in Ontario, published by our liquor control board. I looooove it.
  • This looks fantastic! I can't wait to make it. How many people would this recipe serve?
      • Actually it doesn't, it just says "Once done, pour the soup into a bowl and enjoy" - so is it just one serving?
  • I have to try this. I could literally eat noodles and soups everyday so i am so glad to have found that there is a healthy way of eating what i love. Thanks, i love your blog. I've got a spiralizer on my shopping list and cannot wait to try all your recipes!
  • You cant compare pb& j to soup. You just cant. The above statement is just wrong on so many levels.
    • It's a metaphor, so it's not wrong - it's a figure of speech. Please refrain from posting unhelpful, negative comments on this blog. They're not welcomed! Thanks for understanding.
  • Hey Ali! I was also wondering how much this makes. Is it just one serving? Two? Based on the recipe it doesn't look like more than 1 or 2 but I can't seem to find it on the blog or in the recipe link at sheknows. Thanks!
  • I can't believe I only just found this post from you! I didn't know you cooked with tea before. I especially love it, I have a blog dedicated to tea, and using it as a broth for soup is such a great way to start! This looks delicious :)