Apple Potato Salad

5 apples, cored and cut into 1/8-inch half-moon slices
2 lbs. red potatoes, cut into 1/8-inch half-moon slices
1/2 cup celery, diced
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tsp. sugar
1 cup applesauce
Pinch black pepper
Pinch salt
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. basil

Cook potatoes in pot of boiling water until tender. Remove, strain and cool. Add remaining ingredients to cool potatoes and refrigerate.