Pizza Sauce With Fennel

May 10, 2023May 10, 20230 17
Delicious Pizza Sauce with Fennel to customize your homemade pizza!
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Prep

10 min

Cook

40 min

Ready In

50 min

Level

Easy

Rating

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Ingredients

1 can tomato sauce
1 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

Nutrision Information

Servings Per Recipe
8
Calories
60
Sugar
5g
Fat
4g
Pizza sauce is usually the foundation of any pizza, and it's imperative to get it right. This pizza sauce recipe is chock full of flavor featuring a unique blend of herbs with fennel seed adding a notable twist. Furthermore, the health benefits of olive oil, fennel seed, and lemon juice make it a healthier choice for your pizza than the standard sauce. This sauce is versatile and can be used as a dipping sauce or in other dishes that utilize pizza sauce

Instructions

1.In a saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
2.Add onions, garlic, and fennel seed, and cook until onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
3.Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, lemon juice, and salt, and stir to combine.
4.Simmer the sauce over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5.Stir in grated Parmesan cheese.
6.Use as desired on your homemade pizzas!

PROS

This sauce adds a unique flavor to your homemade pizzas, which you can customize to your liking.

The inclusion of fennel and lemon juice makes it a healthier version of the conventional pizza sauce.

CONS

The prep time required for this sauce is a bit longer than opening a jar of store-bought pizza sauce.

Requires multiple ingredients, which might not be available in your pantry always.

HEALTH & BENEFITS

Fennel seed is a good source of vitamin C, and it is also rich in antioxidants
Crushed red pepper flakes contain capsaicin, which can help relieve pain, support weight loss, and improve heart health
Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, an antioxidant that can help relieve inflammation and protect against cancer and heart disease
Olive oil, a healthy fat source, has been shown to improve heart health and support weight loss.

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