This Chicken Recipe Ruined Restaurants for Me

Chicken Cutlet Recipe:
2 large chicken breasts butterflied and flattened with mallet
enough buttermilk to cover

Breading Station:
1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour
1 tbsp onion powder
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp black pepper
2 eggs
2 tsp soy sauce
3 cups (150g) Panko bread crumbs
10 sprigs stripped thyme:

Creamy Manchego Dressing:
1 large shallot, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic roughly chopped
1/3 cup (80ml) Champagne vinegar (sub white wine vinegar)
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey
1 large egg yolk
1 cup (240ml) avocado oil
1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil
5 oz finely grated Manchego cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Candied Pecans:
1 cup pecans
1/4 cup white granulated sugar
pinch of salt

Pickling Liquid:
1/2 cup (120ml) red wine vinegar
1/2 cup (120ml) water
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt