Israeli Couscous Salad

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium shallot diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup Israeli couscous uncooked
• 1 ¼ cups chicken stock
• 2 medium Persian cucumbers sliced
• 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
• 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
• 1 cup quartered black olives
• ¼ cup sliced scallions
• ¼ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
• ¼ cup julienned fresh mint leaves
• ¼ cup julienned fresh basil leaves
• 1 medium lemon zested and juiced
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
• salt
• ground black pepper