Air Fryer Salmon (Fresh or Frozen)
Enjoy some perfectly cooked salmon in less than 10 minutes with this Air Fryer Salmon recipe! You'll get tender, juicy, flaky salmon every time when using your Air Fryer. Bonus - if you are short on time, you can make frozen salmon in the air fryer without any thawing!
Servings: 2
Calories: 201kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 wild caught salmon fillets or sustainably farmed salmon fillets fresh or frozen
- 1 lemon
- 2 tsp olive oil
- lemon pepper seasoning if yours doesn’t have salt, you will need to sprinkle salt on your salmon, too
- smoked paprika you can sub regular paprika
- lemon or lime wedges
Instructions
From Fresh:
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
- Rub each filet with olive oil and season with lemon pepper, then sprinkle with smoked paprika.
- Place 2 filets of salmon in the air fryer and air fry for 7-9 minutes, depending on this thickness of the salmon.
- Open air fryer and check for desired doneness with a fork - it should be flakey. You can return the salmon for another 1 or 2 minutes as necessary.
- Enjoy with fresh lemon or lime, of desired - it’s even good without if you don’t have it.
From Frozen:
- Preheat air fryer to 400° Fahrenheit.
- Place the frozen salmon in the Air Fryer basket or tray and cook it for 7 minutes - this is the thawing step.
- After that initial 7 minutes, add olive oil and the seasonings on top of the salmon. Cook for another 7 minutes.
- Check on doneness of the salmon as you would with fresh fillets, adding extra time of necessary.
Notes
21 Day Fix: 1 RED, 1/2 TSP (per serving)
WW: 2 points (per serving)
Meal Prep and Storage
To Prep Ahead: the best part of this recipe is you can have it on the table without any prep time, even if you forget to thaw it out!
To Store: The best way to store any leftover salmon is in an airtight container. Be sure to refrigerate leftovers for just a few days 2-3 max.
To Freeze: You can also freeze the pieces of cooked salmon for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight and then warm in the air fryer until heated through.
To Reheat: For best results, reheat your salmon right in the air fryer on 300 until warmed through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 908mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg