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Spicy Buffalo Chicken Salad with California Blue Cheese Dressing
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Ingredients:
Blue Cheese Dressing:
– 1/3 cup crumbled Real California blue cheese
– 1/3 cup Real California sour cream
– 1/4 cup mayonnaise
– 2 tablespoons Real California milk
– Salt and pepper to taste
Buffalo Sauce:
– 3 tablespoons Real California unsalted butter, melted
– 3 tablespoons hot sauce, such as Tabasco
Chicken:
– 1 teaspoon chili powder
– 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
– 1 teaspoon salt
– 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
– 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
– 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders
– 1 tablespoon olive oil, or more as needed
Salad:
– 1 head romaine lettuce, cut or torn into bite-sized pieces
– 2 cups baby spinach or arugula
– 5 stalks celery, sliced
– 20 cherry or other small tomatoes, halved
– 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
– 1/2 cup crumbled Real California blue cheese
– Hot sauce, such as Tabasco, for serving (optional)
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Directions:
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
To make the Blue Cheese Dressing: In a medium bowl, combine cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, and milk. Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
To make the Buffalo Sauce: In a small bowl, combine butter and hot sauce. Set aside.
To make the Chicken: In a small bowl, combine chili powder, paprika, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with spice mixture.
In a very large skillet over medium, heat oil. Cook chicken, in batches, adding more oil as needed, until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
To make the Salad: Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and toss with buffalo sauce. Arrange lettuce and spinach on a platter or individual plates. Top with chicken mixture, celery, tomato, onion, crumbled blue cheese, and Blue Cheese Dressing. Serve with hot sauce, if using.
Serves 4
Recipe/Photo credit: Jill Hough for the California Milk Advisory Board
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