1 ¼ cups dried couscous
1 ¼ cups boiling water or veggie stock*
salt and pepper
½ cup fresh pomegranate seeds
½ cup roughly chopped pistachios
¼ cup pine nuts
¼ cup fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped
1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion (optional)
parsley leaves to garnish

Dressing:
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 garlic clove
salt and pepper
½ cup tightly packed parsley leaves