Durant at Red Ridge Farms | Casablanca Couscous Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup Uncooked Israeli Couscous
• 1 ¼ cups water
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 can (14oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed, or 2 cups homemade chickpeas
• 1 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro, chopped
• 3 tbsp lightly packed fresh mint, chopped
• 2 scallions, green and white parts, thinly sliced
• 1 cup large green olives or Kalamata olives pitted, roughly chopped. ( I used 1/4 Restaurant LuLu green olive tapenade, drained)
• ¼ cup finely chopped dried apricots
• ½ lb zucchini (1 smallish young zucchini), diced
• 3 tbsp chopped, roasted pistachios
• 2 tbsp minced preserved lemon