Basic Miso Soup

Ingredients

 * 3 teaspoons wakame seaweed or 1 teaspoon  wakame seaweed, flakes
 * 4 cups water
 * 1/2 cup onions, thinly sliced
 * 1/2 cup carrots, diced
 * 1 1/2 tablespoons mugi miso (OR 1 1/2 Tbsp plus 1/2 TSP Hacho, Genmai or Shiro miso)
 * 3 tablespoons green onions, finely sliced

Directions
Rinse wakame; soak in cold water to cover for 5 minutes and dice, or if using flakes, add directly. Bring water to a boil. Add onions and wakame; simmer 3 minutes. Add the carrots and simmer 5 more minutes; reduce heat to very low. Add miso and simmer 2 minutes (do not boil after adding miso). Garnish with green onions. Optional Ingredients: fresh or dried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, leafy greens, daikon, lotus root, leeks, round or root vegetables, cooked noodles or grains.