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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cooked Quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups black beans
• 1 cup corn, thawed
• 1 tomato, seeded and diced
• 1/2 red onion, slivered
• 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeño, diced
• 4 corn tortillas
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/2 - 1 chipotle chilli in adobo sauce (The dish will be HOT if you use 1)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon honey or agave nectar
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 avocado, diced
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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine cooked Quinoa, black beans, corn, tomato, red onion and pickled jalapeño.
3. Slice corn tortillas into thin strips.
4. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil and add tortilla strips.
5. Spray again.
6. Sprinkle with salt and pepper if desired.
7. Bake for 10-15 minute, until crispy. (Check often to make sure the tortillas don't burn - I was using homemade tortillas, and they took closer to 15 minutes. I'm guessing store bought may not take as long.)
8. Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor, combine lime juice, chipotle Chile, garlic, cilantro, olive oil, honey or agave nectar, cumin and sea salt.
9. Process until mixture is smooth.
10. Toss with Quinoa mixture.
11. Plate Quinoa and top with avocado and tortilla strips. (If making ahead, wait to put avocado and tortilla strips on at the last minute.
12. Store leftover tortilla strips in an air tight bag, and return to oven to crisp if desired prior to serving.)

My pleasure! :)

I've been wanting to find this ever since having a high sugar version at a local restaurant! Thanks for posting :)

It depends on your program, I wasn't permitted anything extra except up to one cup (total) of a very limited list of vegetables (as in a salad) seasoned only with red vinegar. 

I liked to add the vanilla to my coffee in the morning.  I flavored them with the sugar free davinci or torani syrups.  The strawberry ones I drank cold and i didn't care much for the chocolate shakes, but they weren't bad with the SF syrups added, like raspberry or hazelnut. 

I hated the soups.  I only used the shakes and bars.  The chocolate bars are soooo gooood! Nuke them for a few secs and they serioulsy are like a warm brownie! 

I was on Opti for 6 weeks, and it was tough, but you can do it.  It's the beginning of an amazing journey! 

(I'm about 20 months out, and 174 lbs down!)