First,  let's prepare the dressing. To a large jar add all the ingredients apart from the water and use a hand blender to combine. * Once smooth, slowly begin to add in the cold water and blend till perfectly incorporated. Taste for sweetness, tanginess and salt.  Add more maple syrup, vinegar and soy sauce as needed.

Now, bring a medium-sized pot of water to a boil and cook the soba noodles as instructed.  Just before the soba noodles have cooked, add in the broccoli florets and cook for 4 minutes, just till soft and tender.  Strain noodles and broccoli, and rinse with cold water.  To prevent the noodles from sticking together, add them back to the pot and add around 3 tbsp. of water to the noodles.  Gently stir and set aside.

Heat a large frying pan for 30 seconds on low-medium heat before adding sesame oil and garlic.  Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.  Stir often to avoid burning. To the pan add your mushrooms, pepper, boy choy and carrots.  Sautee for 6-7 minutes with the lid on.  You want the mushrooms to reduce in size by at least half. Speed up this process by adding 1-2 tbsp. of water to the pan, increase heat to medium-high and cook with the lid on. Check veggies for tenderness.  This is entirely up to you, so cook with you see fit!

Transfer the noodle and broccoli to the vegetable mixture and toss till well combined.

You can now remove the vegetables and noodles from the heat.

Begin pouring in your desired amount of dressing and tossing gently with tongs or two forks.

Enjoy with fresh green onions and cilantro!