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Buffalo Chicken Salad with Buttermilk Ranch

A fun new take on buffalo wings. Crunchy, crispy, buffalo chicken tenders tossed in a salad with homemade ranch, carrots, celery and blue cheese. This recipe will yield extra dressing.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Servings: 2 dinner salads
Course: Salads
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Buttermilk Ranch:
  • 1 c mayo
  • ½ c sour cream
  • 1 c buttermilk plus more to thin as needed
  • ¼ t salt
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • ½ t white wine vinegar
  • ½ t Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 t ground cayenne pepper
  • ¼ t paprika
  • ½ t pepper
  • Dash hot sauce
  • ¼ c fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 T fresh chives chopped
  • 2 T fresh dill chopped
  • Chicken:
  • 14 oz chicken tenders or breasts cut into strips
  • Franks buffalo wing sauce
  • Breadcrumbs about a cup
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic powder ¼ t
  • Cayenne dash
  • Salad:
  • Chopped romaine or other leafy lettuce
  • Celery chopped
  • Matchstick carrots
  • Cherry tomatoes halved
  • Red onion slices
  • Blue cheese crumbles

Method
 

  1. Mix all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. Add more buttermilk to thin to desired consistency. Keep in fridge while you make the rest of the salad.
  2. Pour wing sauce into a shallow bowl or pie/cake pan. In a 2nd bowl or pan mix together the breadcrumbs with a sprinkle of garlic, cayenne, salt and pepper.
  3. Dip chicken in buffalo sauce, then coat in breadcrumbs. Transfer to a plate or cutting boad.
  4. Heat enough oil to coat a 12 inch skillet over medium heat until hot. I like just enough to coat the chicken so it’s crisp but not so much that it shallow fries. Add chicken and cook turning once until it’s golden, crispy and 165 degrees. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain, then transfer to a cutting board. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces.
  5. To assemble the salad. Toss lettuce with a dressing. Top with chicken, celery, carrots, tomatoes, onion and blue cheese.