Refreshing Fennel and Celery Salad

The Minimalist
Though fennel and celery have similar textures, their tastes are quite different. Mark Bittman shows how to pair them in a refreshing salad with olive oil, lemon juice, pepper and Parmesan.
THERE was a time when fennel was exotic, like so many ingredients we now take for granted. ...
... I remember my first taste of it, in the late ’50s, at a restaurant on Macdougal Street. To me, the flavor of the celery look-alike was so closely akin to the candy Good & Plenty that it quickly became a special treat. Now, fennel is among my favorite cold-weather staples. ...

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