The following is a dish my mom has made for years. It's easy, light, and perfect for a hot summer day when the last thing you want to do is heat anything up, or cook anything in or over a hot stove.
It's a summer pasta, and really there are no rules to it. I've made it with bowties, macaroni, elbows, all sorts. I like colorful pastas the best, but whatever you like is good. Sometimes I think it would be good with peas too. It's really up to you.
Cook 2 boxes (16oz each) of pasta
Make a bottle of your homeade Italian dressing (Good Seasons, Italian All Natural is my fave)
Get a can of black olives, whatever size you like best. (I get large and then slice em up)
2-4 cups of fresh baby tomatoes, cut up.
Salt and Pepper to season.
That's it. I eat this for lunch, for snack, for dinner, for late night snack. Whenever you want really. It can be a side dish, a main dish, but the only thing I think it wouldn't be good for is breakfast. That's when you need to go and eat the Gotwalt Blueberry pancakes instead.
