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Perfect air fryer salmon fillet cooked from fresh or frozen fish. Infused with lemon and covered with Greek yogurt garlic sauce, this recipe will become your favorite. So easy and beginner and kids friendly.
For Weight watchers: myWW green plan 5 points,myWW blue plan 1 points,myWW purple plan 1 points per serving.
If you didnt try to make salmon in your air fryer, you should know- its incredible! Its flaky, its juicy, its healthy and very easy to make.
Even a beginner can do it! Just like air fryer salmon patties, its delicious and very kid friendly.
[feast_advanced_jump_to]Why this recipe works
I like to buy a wild caught salmon at the grocery story but sometimes its just not available. The cooking time between wild caught and farm raised salmon is the same, but the fat content is much higher in the farm fish, which makes it harder to overcook.
Basically the air frying time for salmon is 330 degrees for 15 minutes. The time depends on the thickness of the fillet you got.
I cooked my salmon (see photos) for 15 minutes and it was perfectly done. I dont like raw fish and prefer it to be cooked all the way through.
Frozen salmon instructions
If you want to cook salmon in the air fryer from frozen, you will need to rise the cooking temperature to 360 degrees and cook them for the same amount of time.
Salmon thaws out quickly ad very easy. Again, if you are going to cook salmon fillets the size that on my photos but from frozen, just cook them for 15 minutes at 360 degrees.
How to prevent salmon from sticking to the basket
To prevent salmon from sticking to the air fryer basket i use slices of LEMONS! This trick is genius and very handy too!
Just slice your lemons thinly and cover the air fryer basket with them (or just where the salmon pieces will go). Place salmon on top of lemons and cook. Will not stick!
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Perfect air fryr salmon fillets
Ingredients
- 2 4-6 oz salmon fillets
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 lemon
- 1 tbspn chopped fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Wash and dry your salmon fillets (with paper towels). Slice the lemon and cover the air fryer basket with it (where the salmon will go)
- Add salt and pepper to the salmon fillet. Place fillets on top of lemons and cook for about 15 minutes at 330 degrees.
- Meanwhile make the sauce. Mix yogurt with dill and garlic powder. Add lemon juice and salt and pepper if needed.
- Once the salmon is done, cover it with sauce and serve.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators.
Lana
Sunday 6th of June 2021
wow. I think its tasty
Jennifer Gingrey
Friday 5th of March 2021
My first time cooking salmon and it turned out perfect! We used sour cream instead of greek yogurt and added extra lemon...oh my yum! Thanks so much for this amazing recipe. We will definitely be having this again.
Melissa Ince
Wednesday 11th of November 2020
Do you remove the skin prior to cooking the salmon?
Tatiana Shifruk
Thursday 12th of November 2020
I usually leave the skin on
Taylor
Wednesday 27th of May 2020
Can I use dried dill?
Tatiana Shifruk
Friday 29th of May 2020
Of course!
Shannon
Sunday 1st of December 2019
Thank you for showing how to cook from frozen. The cheapest way to get wild caught salmon is frozen, and since I never remember to thaw the meat this is perfect. Adding to my weekly rotation.