Alabama Firecrackers and Fried Chicken Salad – Garden & Gun

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil*
• 1½ tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. MSG, such as Accent
• 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp. red pepper flakes
• 1 tbsp. lemon pepper
• 2 (1-oz.) packages buttermilk ranch dressing powder
• 1 (1-lb.) box saltine-like (aka soda) crackers
• <i>*For more spice, substitute 1 to 2 tbsp. chili oil instead of olive oil</i>
• 1½ cups mayonnaise, preferably Blue Plate
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 2 tbsp. hot sauce, preferably Crystal
• 1 cup minced celery
• ¾ cup grated sweet yellow onion
• 1 tbsp. red pepper flakes
• 2½ tsp. salt
• 1½ tbsp. black pepper
• 7 cups finely diced leftover fried chicken, including the skin and fried bits