Pasta With Marinated Tomatoes and Summer Herbs | Recipe Cart | Recipe Cart

Ingredients

• About 1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, halved or quartered if small, diced if large
• Salt
• 2 cans olive oil-packed tuna or 1 pound mozzarella cheese, diced (optional)
• 2/3 cup pitted oil-cured black olives, halved, or 1/2 cup pitted green olives, chopped, or 3 tablespoons capers (optional)
• 2/3 cup chopped fresh herbs (basil, parsley, mint, chives, cilantro, scallion tops, or a combination), more for garnish
• Freshly grated zest of 1 lemon (optional)
• About 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 pounds short pasta, like fusilli, farfalle or penne
• Hot red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (optional)