For many years, I've hated celery (especially celery root) and fennel, but tender, young specimens from my CSA share and a revelatory dish at my favorite restaurant completely changed my mind on both of these. This salad was sort of a happy accident on Thanksgiving when I realized I didn't have enough fresh vegetables (just one kale salad) so I threw together a version of this at the last minute and it ended up being a big hit. A few days later, I recreated it one evening and it went over just as well - even with me, the avowed celery and fennel hater! And it's also a snap to throw together - a bit of chopping and a quick toss with a simple vinaigrette and it's ready to go.

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