BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing

Let me just say this: magically delicious.

I didn't measure any of the main ingredients for the salad. I put each salad plate together separately so everyone got some of everything, and ingredients didn't get lost in the bottom of the salad bowl. So for the salad itself, put however much you want of the following together:

BBQ sauce
shredded chicken
romaine lettuce
tomato
black beans (drained)
frozen corn, thawed
red onion, diced
avacado, diced
sharp cheddar cheese, grated
Monterey jack cheese, grated
crushed tortilla chips
fresh cilantro, chopped

Creamy BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing (this is what makes the salad amazing):

1 cup mayonnaise, light or regular
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 garlic clove, finely minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 to 1/2 cup BBQ sauce

For the salad, combine the cooked chicken and BBQ sauce in a medium bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.

For the dressing, combine all the ingredients together and run through a blender to make it smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Drizzle over the top of the salad. Devour.

(source: adapted slightly from www.melskitchencafe.com)