Oat Tabbouleh - Oats Everyday

Ingredients

• 2 cups steel cut oats ((500 ml))
• 2 cups water (boiling (500 ml))
• 1/2 tsp salt ((2.5 ml))
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh (60 ml))
• 1/2 tsp lemon zest ((2.5 ml))
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil ((60 ml))
• salt (to taste)
• black pepper (freshly ground, to taste)
• 1 cucumber (large English cucumber, seeded and diced)
• 1 pint grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes, quartered or chopped)
• 3 scallions (thinly sliced)
• 1 cup parsley (finely chopped (250 ml))
• 1/2 cup mint (fresh, finely chopped (125 ml))