Creamy Arugula Pasta Salad with Goat Cheese and Tomato

INGREDIENTS

8 oz

whole-grain fusilli or rotini pasta

4 oz

goat cheese, crumbled (about 2/3 cup)

2 tbsp

extra-virgin olive oil, plus more if needed

2 tbsp

lemon juice, plus more if needed

1/2 tsp

fine sea salt

1/4 tsp

red pepper flakes

Freshly ground black pepper

to 6 ounces baby arugula (5 to 6 packed cups)

1 pint

cherry tomatoes, sliced into thin rounds

1/3 cup

pitted and thinly sliced Kalamata olives (optional)