Cardoon Salad with Marinated Anchovies

Name: Cardoon Salad with Marinated Anchovies
Ingredients: 9 fresh anchovies or small sardines, cleaned and fileted, heads removed; Coarse kosher salt; 3 lemons; 2 stalks cardoons, washed; 5 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 bay leaves; 2 tsp. black peppercorns; 1 Tbsp. white wine vinegar; 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 shallot, peeled and finely diced; 1 salt-packed whole anchovy or 2 flat oil-packed anchovy filets; 1 clove garlic, crushed and peeled; 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced on the bias; Freshly ground black pepper