Banana Squash Soup with Sweet Potato and Green Apple

Serves 6.

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 white onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pound banana squash, cubed

• 1 pound sweet potatoes, cubed
• 1 green apple, cubed
• 4 cups chicken broth, or as needed
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon crushed bay leaf

• PREP
  15 mins
• COOK
  20 mins
• READY IN
  35 mins

Directions

1. Heat coconut oil and butter together in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil-butter mixture until slightly softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
2. Stir squash, sweet potatoes, and apple into the onion mixture and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil; add basil, curry powder, and bay leaf. Reduce heat and simmer until sweet potatoes and apple are softened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
3. Puree soup in the pot with a hand blender until smooth.