Basic Miso Soup

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==Ingredients==
* 3 teaspoons wakame seaweed or 1 teaspoon wakame seaweed flakes
* 4 cups water
* ½ cup onions, thinly sliced
* ½ cup carrots, diced
* 1½ tablespoons mugi miso (or 1½ tbsp + ½ tsp hacho, genmai or shiro miso)
* 3 tablespoons green onions, finely sliced
* Optional ingredients:
** fresh or dried tofu
** shiitake mushrooms
** leafy greens
** daikon
** lotus root
** leeks
** round or root vegetables
** cooked noodles or grains
==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.
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