Pepper-Apple-Tomato Salad

Ingredients:

3 apples, coarsely chopped (mix of tart/sweet)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
6 plum tomatoes, quartered

OR

4 regular tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup walnuts, pinenuts or pecans
olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large Vidalia onion, coarsely chopped
4 bell peppers, coarsely chopped (mix of colours)
1 banana pepper, coarsely chopped
salt
black pepper
1 tablespoon mint
1/2 tablespoon thyme
1/2 tablespoon parsley
1/4 cup vinegar (malt or herbal preferred)

Directions:

1. Mix apples and lemon juice. Add tomatoes and nuts. Set aside.
2. In a large frying pan or wok, fry garlic for a few moments in olive oil. Add onion and fry until softened. Add peppers and fry until soft but not mushy.
3. Turn off heat. Add tomatoes and apples. Season to taste with salt, pepper, mint, thyme, parsley and vinegar.