Mediterranean Couscous Toss - The Scramble

Ingredients

• 8 oz. Israeli couscous (use wheat or gluten-free, if needed), (whole wheat if available, or use orzo, barley, or quinoa 1 1/2 cups)
• 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes (quartered)
• 1 English or Persian cucumber (quartered lengthwise and chopped 2 cups)
• 1/2 cup shelled pistachio nuts
• 1/2 sweet yellow onion such as Vidalia or Walla Walla (finely diced 1 cup)
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken breast (diced (optional))
• 1/2 cup fresh mint (chopped)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon (use all the juice and zest)
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp. ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper