Ridiculously Good Air Fryer Salmon
Total Time
13 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
8 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
(48)
Ingredients
4 servings
- 1 lb. salmon (see note 1)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt (or 1/2 teaspoon table salt)
- 2–3 teaspoons avocado or olive oil
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Preparation
Step 1
Prep the salmon: Remove the skin from your salmon, if it has skin. Pat with paper towels so the surface is mostly dry. Cut your salmon into cubes, 1 to 2 inches each.
Step 2
Prep the spices: Mix the spices together in a small bowl.
Step 3
Toss salmon with spices: Toss your salmon cubes in the spices and oil – I usually use my hands to mix it all together.
Step 4
Air fry the salmon: Place your salmon pieces in the air fryer and spread them out a bit so they’re not laying all over each other. Air fry at 400 degrees for 8 minutes!
Step 5
You’re Done! Yum! At this point it should be textured and golden on the outside, and juicy and delicious on the inside. When you press each piece with a fork, they should easily flake / slip apart with a buttery, juicy texture inside.
Step 6
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Chef's notes
Note 1 on Salmon:
I prefer to buy boneless, skinless salmon in a nice thick piece so it can easily be cut into cubes. I usually find boneless, skinless salmon filets at Trader Joe’s, Target, and many other grocery stores. If you’re at a more boujee grocer with a seafood counter, you can also ask them to remove the skin and even cut it into cubes before packaging it for you. This amount of spice mix will work for anywhere from 1 to 1.5 pounds of salmon (if you’re closer to 1.5 pounds it will be less thoroughly coated and you may want to add a bit more salt when it’s done / after you taste it).
Note 2 on Brown Sugar:
If the brown sugar is dry or clumpy, break it apart with your hands or with a fork so that it mixes more easily with the other spices and coats the salmon more easily.
