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Healthy and Delicious Air Fried Salmon

dana vento
Grab your air fryer, becuase this recipe will make you an air-fryer disciple.
Air fryers allow your food to get crispy on the exterior and moist on the interior, where it matters.
Air frying salmon is fast, easy and the end result is delicious seafood.
There are very few steps to preparing air fried salmon. Enjoy. ~ Dana XO
Course Recipes
Cuisine Seafood
Servings 3
Calories 519 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 Pound piece of Salmon I got mine at Trader Joe's refrigerated meat/seafood case
  • Applewood Rub by McCormick
  • Nonstick Coconut Spray

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the air fryer to 330° F. 
  • While the air fryer is preheating, prepare your salmon.
  • Dust generously with the Applewood Rub (you can choose other rubs, we like this one).
    salmon coated in apple rub for air fryer
  • Now the salmon is ready.
  • Please note I did not add oil or anything else to it, I just put the Applewood Rub on it.
  • There's not much to this recipe but the end result is incredible-tasting. 
  • The salmon from Trader Joe's is portioned into 3 even pieces, which is great.
  • I did not separate them. 
  • Instead, I kept it as one full piece.
  • My preference is to cook as a full large piece, rather than small, you could make each piece separate and still yield the same results. 
  • Once it is preheated, open, and spray the basket lightly, just enough to dust it, with your choice of nonstick spray.
  • Now you are ready for the seafood to enter the basket.
  • My air fryer has preset time and modes, so I use that. 
  • I just use the seafood setting and it pre-programs it to 330° F and 20 minutes for cooking.
  • However, I add 4 more minutes on because it is necessary to get it fully cooked (1 1/4 Pound) and I know this from cooking this amount of salmon over and over. 
  • Conversely, if you prepare just a pound, back it down by 4 minutes to 20.
  • Basically 5 minutes per 1/4 pound. 
  • In the end, you will LOVE this recipe because it is easy with minimal ingredients.
  • Your air fryer is one of the best small kitchen appliances you will invest in. 
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  • Air Fryer's are a solid investment because of how versatile they are. 
  • For seafood, it's a jackpot of a find because it comes out perfect every time. 
  • The exterior will pack a nice crunchy texture, while the inside will be bursting with juicy flavor!