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This air fryer salmon is flaky and tender and just a little crispy on the edges, similar to a pan sear. You can cook fresh or frozen salmon in the air fryer and this post shows you how to do both!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb fresh or frozen salmon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice (from about 1/2 small lemon)
- 1 small clove garlic, grated or minced
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
For the fresh salmon:
- Cut salmon into desired filets (if not already cut).
- Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, salt and pepper until combined.
- Brush salmon with marinade on all sides (except skin side).
- Place salmon skin side down directly on air fryer basket.
- Cook for 7-8 minutes, or until salmon reaches internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
For the frozen salmon:
- Preheat air fryer to 390 degrees F.
- Place frozen salmon skin side down directly on air fryer basket and cook for 7 minutes, or until defrosted.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, salt and pepper until combined.
- Brush marinade all over defrosted salmon (except skin side).
- Cook again for another 7-9 minutes, or until salmon reaches internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
Notes
- Preheat air fryer by letting it run for 5 minutes at desired temperature.
- Check internal temperature at the thickest part of the salmon. If it reads 135 degrees F or higher, it’s okay to take it out and let it rest for five minutes – the temperature should come up to 145 degrees.
- If your piece of salmon is thin (less than 1 1/2 inches thick), you can reduce the cook time and check after 5 minutes.
- If after 7 minutes of cook time your salmon has still not reached temperature, put it back in the air fryer and check every 1-2 minutes, until it comes to temperature.
- 145 degrees is the recommendation for food safety purposes. However, some chefs cook their salmon to medium which is an internal temperature of around 125 degrees F.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Air Fryer
