• 1 cup Israeli couscous raw
• 1 Tbsp olive oil or butter
• 2 cups chickpeas cooked
• 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 cup chopped mint
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 3 tomatoes cut into small pieces; or about 12 ounces (2 cups) of grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, or baby heirloom tomatoes of assorted colors, halved
• 2 stalks green onions thinly sliced
• 3 baby cucumbers cut into small cubes
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper minced; optional

For the dressing

• 1/3 cup olive oil or canola oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice from one lemon or so
• 3/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp black pepper freshly ground