festive pomegranate couscous salad

Name: festive pomegranate couscous salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 cups (300 gm.) pearl couscous, rinsed. (ideally whole grain couscous); 3 cups of water; pinch of salt (1/4 a teaspoon); 1 large pomegranate (1 ½ cups seeds); 4 scallions, chopped (white and green parts); 2 cups flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped; ½ cup mint leaves, chopped; ½ cup pistachios; 1 cup lemon juice; 2 tsp. grated ginger; ½ - 1 tsp. red chili flakes; ¼ tsp. ground black pepper