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two cooked salmon fillets with white sauce on top in air fryer
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Perfect air fryr salmon fillets

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.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Air fryer salmon fillets
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 194kcal
Author: Tatiana

Equipment

  • Air fryer
  • Air fryer liners
  • Meat thermometer

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.

Video

Notes

Use lemon slices or oil cooking spray on the air fryer basket to prevent sticking.
Dont overcook the fish. Stick to the cooking time otherwise it will be dry.
Choose wild caught salmon over farmed salmon fillets if possible.
For Weight watchers: myWW green plan 5 points,myWW blue plan 1 points,myWW purple plan 1 points per serving (all calculations are done by adding ingredients to Weight watchers app calculator)

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 665mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 29.6mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1.2mg