Nothing fancy pasta salad

I don't know why I always forget that the smaller the noodle shape, the less you need to make!  I made a baked macaroni-n-cheese yesterday-except with a 7 cheese white sauce & lots of diced veggies mixed in-ok, so I guess it was really macaroni alfredo-ish primavera :)  Anyway, I had all this extra already cooked plain macaroni leftover so I made a pasta salad as a side dish tonight.  I usually use oil, vinegar, & italian spices or my own homemade dressing or in a real pinch (so ashamed of this), I will toss in whatever Italian dressing is in my fridge.  Well, tonight, I also happened to have the other half of a lemon I had used 2 nights ago to make tahini sauce.  I tossed my noodles & diced cucumber/tomato/bell pepper in just salt, a dash of pepper, olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice + plus a bit of zest, & snipped in some flat leaf parsley (also leftover from homemade falafels 2 nights ago - hate buying the huge bunch for 1 recipe & throwing away 3/4 of it!).  This was so fresh, simple, & delicious without the sharp tartness of vinegar (which I do love but some don't) & the preservative filled dressing!  I will never go back :)