Couscous Salad

• 1 1/4 cups medium couscous
• 1 1/4 cups cold water
• Juice of 11 1/2 lemons, or to taste
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• Grated zest of 1 lemon (optional)
• 4 firm medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 cucumber, peeled and diced
• 8 scallions, chopped
• 1 large bunch of parsley, chopped
• 1 large bunch of cilantro, chopped
• Few sprigs of mint leaves, chopped
• 12 black or green olives, chopped (optional)

1. Put the couscous in a bowl, add the water, stir well, and leave for about 20 minutes, until the water is absorbed.
2. Fluff it up and break up any lumps with a fork.
3. Make a dressing of lemon and oil, salt and pepper, adding lemon zest if you like.
4. Stir into the couscous, and mix in the rest of the ingredients.
5. Leave for 1/2 hour, until the grain has absorbed the dressing, before serving.

couscous, cold water, lemons, extravirgin olive oil, salt, lemon, tomatoes, cucumber, scallions, parsley, cilantro, mint, black

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/couscous-salad-373198 (may not work)