Frozen salmon in air fryer recipe
Frozen salmon in air fryer ready in 16 mins with 0 prep time! This reicpe has 3 ingredients only and is the best way to cook air fryer frozen salmon for dinner when you need it in a hurry!
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
To air fry salmon from frozen:
- 2 pieces farm-raised frozen Atlantic salmon skin-on and at 5.5 oz (156gram) per fillet, about 1 to 1.5-inch thick (2.54cm to 3.81cm) fillet
- Spray Avocado oil
- Sprinkle coarse sea salt
For the bacon aioli: (optional)
- 3 slices turkey bacon or pork bacon
- 1 cup mayo
- ½ tsp coarse sea salt
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼+1/2 tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp lemon juice about half of one whole lemon juice
Instructions
To cook the salmon from frozen:
- Preheat the air fryer, following your air fryer default setting. I have a 6 qt. Cosori air fryer and the default is 400°F(204°C) for 5 minutes.
- Lightly spray the fryer basket with oil. Place the frozen salmon fillet skin side down directly into the basket. Air fryer at 390°F (199°C) for 9 minutes.
- Open the basket and spray the salmon fillet with a thin layer of oil and season with a few sprinkles of salt directly onto the fillet. Air fryer at 390°F (199°C) for another 7 to 8 minutes.
- According to FDA, the salmon is done when the thickest part of the fillet reaches 145°F (62.7°C). However, for more moist salmon fillets, we like to cook them at 125°F (52°C).
- Drizzle a few spoonfuls of the bacon aioli sauce over the fillet, if using, and serve with extra sauce on the side.
- Instructions for bacon aioli.
To cook the salmon from fresh (thawed)
- Air fry at 400F for 7 to 9 minutes. The exact time will depend on the thickness of the fish and your appliance. Mine was done at 7 minutes for medium-rare and 8 minutes for medium.
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Notes
- I chose to use frozen farm-raised Atlantic salmon for its high-fat content. A higher fat concentration lessens the chance of the salmon filets becoming too dry in the air fryer.
- If using fresh farm-raised salmon: 400° F for 7-9 minutes. If using fresh wild-caught salmon (a thinner filet than Atlantic varieties): 390° F for 5-7 minutes.
- When cooking frozen salmon in air fryer, it’s more important to pay attention to the internal temperature to measure the doneness as opposed to the cooking time.
- According to the FDA, salmon is considered done when the internal temperature (at the thickest part of the fillet) has reached 145°F (62.7°C). With this said, I like to cook my salmon to 125°F to keep the fillet moist and tender.
- The nutritional label is estimated without the bacon aioli sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 63kcal | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 582mg | Potassium: 5mg | Vitamin A: 1IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg