Tomato Refresher Salad

This is a simple, delicious salad. It is so good when tomatoes are at their best. (Indiana tomatoes are my personal favorites...but I'm biased.) It's great for a cookout. This is from the Southern Living 1981 Cookbook, from the month of May. Cooking time is chilling time.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  small green peppers, diced
• 1⁄2 cup  diced celery
• 2  small onions, diced
• 1⁄2 tablespoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup vinegar (I use plain old white vinegar.)
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  cup  cold water
• 6  medium tomatoes, sliced

Directions

1. Layer tomatoes in a 9x13 pan.
2. Combine first 8 ingredients and pour over tomatoes.
3. Cover and chill 3-4 hours.