Israeli Couscous Salad

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Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium shallot, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup Israeli couscous, uncooked
• 1 ¼ cups chicken stock
• 2 Persian cucumbers, sliced
• 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
• 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup quartered black olives
• ¼ cup sliced scallions
• ¼ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
• ¼ cup julienned fresh mint leaves
• ¼ cup julienned fresh basil leaves
• lemon, zested and juiced
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
• salt and ground black pepper to taste