Air Fried Salmon – A Lovely Mess

My obsession with my air fryer continues. On this week’s saga, I’m sharing the best way to air fry salmon. It’s SO good! So fast! And it’s cooked nicely, however not dry.

It is a new favourite at our home for certain. It’s been added to the rotation of air fried wings, broiled steak, and do-it-yourself cashew rooster. Ha.

I’ve air fried each recent salmon in addition to frozen. I need to admit that I choose unfrozen, however as I solely grocery store as soon as per week or much less throughout this season of my life, having plenty of dinner choices I can pull from our freezer makes loads of sense. So, we do each simply relying what we have now available.

To air fry frozen salmon, all you need to do is thaw it first. In any other case, it’s no completely different than air frying recent, unfrozen salmon.

Learn how to thaw frozen salmon:

You’ll be able to thaw frozen salmon a few methods, however what I normally do is (if it’s packaged inside a sealed bag, the filet itself) I’ll put it in a bowl with very heat water in our sink. This sometimes takes wherever from 5-8 minutes relying on the scale of filet.

I season the salmon earlier than air frying with no matter I’m within the temper for, or no matter I feel will go along with the remainder of the meal I’m making. This may be issues like: garlic powder or salt, seasoning salt, Italian seasoning, cayenne, pepper, or a seasoning combine I’ve.

Do you allow the pores and skin on earlier than air frying? Sure, I do. I depart the pores and skin on for your complete course of. I take away the pores and skin earlier than consuming (so I even depart the pores and skin on when serving).

Do you need to flip salmon when air frying? No, I don’t. I prepare dinner the salmon pores and skin facet down (so the pores and skin is touching the air fryer or parchment paper) and I don’t flip it whereas it cooks.

How do you retain salmon from sticking to your air fryer?

Two strategies for this. First, you may evenly brush the air fryer backside grate with oil earlier than including the salmon and cooking.

The opposite choice is to make use of parchment paper. Sure, you should utilize parchment paper in your air fryer. I’ll add parchment so it suits underneath the salmon, however not bunch it collectively or have plenty of free paper on the edges of the air fryer (see photograph beneath).

The parchment paper will curl up some because it cooks, in order that’s why you don’t need an extra quantity, however you additionally need sufficient that it suits underneath your complete piece of fish you might be cooking.

You’ll be able to see (or print) the recipe card beneath for all the small print, however I air fry salmon at 390°F for 8 minutes. I discover this cooks the fish nicely, however doesn’t dry it out.

This may range some relying on the scale or thickness of the salmon you might be cooking, however someplace between 7-9 minutes will possible work nicely.

You’ll be able to serve this alongside a salad, risotto, pasta salad, broccoli slaw, or steamed rice.

Squeeze a bit lemon juice excessive of this air fried salmon and revel in! xo. Emma