Pizza Sauce With Fennel

One of my favorite pizzas has a sauce containing fennel seeds, so I decided to come up with my own recipe. The sauce is spicy, tangy and herby--enough for two or three 12" pizzas.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 3 pizzas

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (4 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2  tablespoons onions (minced)
• 2  tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  teaspoon lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon oregano
• 1  teaspoon dried leaf basil (dried or chopped fresh)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic (minced)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients except tomato paste.
2. Cover and simmer over low heat for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove heat.
4. Stir in tomato paste to thicken.