For the Simple Pasta Salad, in a large saucepan, bring salted water to a boil and cook the pasta with the garlic until al dente, strain and rinse with cold water.
Remove the garlic from the pasta and set aside – you will still need it for the dressing.
Place the pasta in a bowl.
Wash and chop the chives, tomatoes, olives, basil and cucumber and mix with the pasta.
Peel the garlic clove and crush it in a mortar. Add vinegar, oil and spices.
Marinate the pasta with this dressing and season the Simple Pasta Salad with salt and pepper.