Buff chick salad

Ingredients

• 2 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 3/4 C buttermilk
• j1 1/2 C neutral oil for frying, such as canola
• 3/4 C flour
• 1/2 tsp each: cayenne, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder
• 1 head butter lettuce, washed and roughly torn
• 1 stalk celery, sliced on a bias
• 1/2 C cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 1/4 hot house cucumber, sliced thinly
• 1/3 C parsley, roughly chopped
• 1/3 C scallions, sliced thinly
• 1/4 C blue cheese, crumbled
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 T olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• Hot sauce of your choice