Pearl Couscous Pasta Salad - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 red onion
• 2 small garlic cloves
• ½ lemon (juiced)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• ½ cup oil from sun-dried tomatoes (or olive oil)
• 7 ounces pearl couscous
• 5 1/2 ounces sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (drained and oil reserved)
• ¼ cup chopped parsley
• ¼ cup chopped basil
• 1 tbsp chopped thyme leaves
• 3 Persian cucumbers (or ½ English cucumber)
• ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
• 3 1/2 ounces crumbled feta
• crushed red pepper flakes (for serving)
• freshly ground black pepper (for serving)