Pasta With Marinated Tomatoes And Summer Herbs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs tomatoes (ripe, halved or quartered if small, diced if large)
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese, diced (optional)
• 2/3 1/2 cup green olives (pitted and chopped) (optional) or 3 tablespoons capers (optional)
• 1/2 cup fresh herb (chopped, including basil, parsley, mint, chives, cilantro, scallion tops or a combination, more for )
• 1 lemon, freshly grated zest of (optional)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• black pepper, freshly ground
• 2 lbs pasta (short, like fusilli, farfalle or penne)
• hot red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/2 cup pine nuts (toasted) (optional)