Air fryer salmon bites recipe (with creamy caper chive sauce)
Air fryer salmon bites are cubes of salmon nuggets seasoned with honey, and paprika and air fried to crispy. Serve with creamy caper-chive sauce on the side!
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Air fryer salmon bites, Salmon bites air fryer
Preheat the air fryer following your default setting.
Remove the salmon skin. You can also ask a fishmonger to do this for you. Dice the fillet into 1-inch (2.54cm) cubes and add them to a large bowl.
Season the salmon chunks with salt, garlic power, paprika, black pepper, honey, and olive oil. Gently toss them well to coat the salmon evenly. I wear a cooking glove to do this.
Spray the air fryer basket with olive oil, add the cubed salmon with some space between them. You might need to cook them in 2 batches. Air fryer at 350°F (177°C) for 8 minutes.
When air frying is done, open the basket and wait for 10 seconds before removing the salmon. The cold air will make the meat shrink a bit and therefore helps it “unstick” from the basket. Carefully and gently transfer the cubes to a serving plate so they won’t fall apart.
Garnish the salmon bites with chive and serve with the dipping sauce on the side. Serve warm.
Notes
You can line the inside of the air fryer basket with a thin layer of parchment paper/air fryer liner or without. Either way, you still need to spray the parchment with oil otherwise the fish will still stick to the paper.
If you do decide to line the inside of the air fryer basket, only add the paper AFTER you reheat it. Place the salmon cubes on top of the paper to weigh the parchment down. If the paper is not weighted down, it’ll fly up and catch fire in the air fryer.
For oven: bake on the top rack at 400°F for 12-15 minutes.
I strongly recommend that you use center-cut Atlantic salmon fillets for air frying use.
You can serve the salmon without a sauce or use any dipping sauce you prefer.
The nutritional label is estimated without the caper chive sauce.