Carrots & Beans made yummy!

A simple, quick and delicious combination of carrots and beans....2 vegetables that are not quite liked by a lot of people! Can be served as a salad or side dish.

What you need for 2 servings:
250 gms green beans
4 medium carrots
2-3 sundried tomatoes, chopped
1 tsbp pine nuts
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
4 small slices gouda cheese (i used gouda with cumin, but plain gouda is fine if you cant get cumin gouda)
1 tbsp grana padano cheese, grated (can be substituted with parmesan)
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper

Peel the carrots and chop length-wise into thin strips. Trim the ends of the beans. Then heat the olive oil in a big pan. Add the pine nuts and roast them for a minute until they start turning brown. Remove them from the pan and keep aside. Add the garlic to the pan and toss in the beans and carrots. Sautee for 10-12 mins, stirring in between, until they become tender. Turn off the flame and add the sundried tomatoes, pine nuts, parsley, salt and pepper.
Mix everything well and divide on 2 plates. Top each with 2 slices of gouda and sprinkle 1/2 tbsp grana padano. Voila....a colorful and yummy carrot-bean salad/starter!