My mom makes a salad I like real well. It is any kind of pasta but I like ziti in it. cook and cool the pasta. Dice or slice cucumber and onion into it and you can add tomato too if you like. Use a vinegar/water/sugar dressing. this sauce is to taste so just try it and balance the ingrediants til it tastes right to you.
Chill in the fridge for a few hrs or over night. Serve cold.