Tomato-Mint Couscous - Custom Distributors | Custom Distributors Appliances

Ingredients

• 3 cups (about 1 1/2 pints) cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
• 2 kirby cucumbers, seeded and diced
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 3 tablespoons Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups instant couscous (a 10-ounce bag)
• 2 cups water
• 2 wide strips lemon zest
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Pinch cayenne
• 1/2 cup torn mint leaves, stems saved
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped flat leaf parsley, stems saved
• 3 scallions (white and green), chopped
• 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts, optional