Salads with brine

1 lb rotini pasta 12 ounces tri-color spiral pasta 1 (12 ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans 3 roma tomatoes , seeded,[...]

1 medium red onion , sliced into 1/4-inch rings 1 hothouse cucumber , sliced in 1/3-inch thick half-rounds 2 vine-ripened plum tomatoes , cut into half-wedges[...]