Couscous Salad with Tomatoes and Mint

Name: Couscous Salad with Tomatoes and Mint
Ingredients: 3 cups (about 1 1/2 pints) cherry or grape tomatoes, halved; 2 kirby cucumbers, seeded, and diced; 1 lemon, juiced; 3 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 1/2 cups instant couscous (a 10-ounce box); 2 cups water; 2 wide strips lemon zest; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; Pinch cayenne; 1/2 cup torn mint leaves, stems saved; 1/2 cup roughly chopped flat leaf parsley, stems saved; 3 scallions (white and green), chopped; 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts, optional