Air Fryer Salmon with Skin

20 minutes is all you need to cook delicious skin-on salmon in your air fryer for a quick, tasty meal any night of the week. Heavily seasoned with lemon juice & lemon pepper it's so full of flavor and a crowd pleaser every time.

Course Main Course

Cuisine North American

Diet Gluten Free, Low Lactose

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 18

Preheating 5

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 248kcal

Author Emmeline Kemperyd

Ingredients

1.5 lb salmon filet with skin
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice bottled also works
2 tablespoon lemon pepper use half to make it less spicy

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Instructions

Preheat air fryer by running it at 360°F (180°C) for 5 minutes.
Place the salmon in the air fryer basket skin-side down. Squeeze over lemon juice and season with lemon pepper.
1.5 lb salmon filet, 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoon lemon pepper
Air fry 18-20 minutes at 360°F (180°C) until cooked through and the internal temperature has reached 145℉ (63℃).

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Notes

This recipe was tested in a Philips HD9252/90 Air Fryer* and a Ninja DZ401 DualZone XL Air Fryer*. Cook time can vary with your air fryer model.

Salmon: I used a whole filet, but you can also make this with individual filets. They will cook in 10-12 minutes.
Skin on or off: I like salmon with the skin on, as this helps stop it from sticking to the air fryer basket. But you can use salmon without skin as well. Just season the salmon on all sides, brush the air fryer basket with oil before cooking, and flip the salmon halfway.
Seasoning: Any type of citrusy seasoning works well for this, as do other fish seasonings. I love lemon pepper for the spicy, fresh, taste - but feel free to try other seasonings as well.
Some people prefer their salmon underdone. If this is you, make sure this is a safe way to prepare the specific salmon you're using.
You can make this with frozen salmon without thawing it. A whole filet will cook in 25-30 minutes, and individual filets will cook in 12-15 minutes.
This dish is best eaten straight away, but you can save leftovers. I like eating them cold, as I don't like the taste fish gets after reheating. However, you can also reheat them, and this is also the safest way to consume the leftovers.
Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days. I don't recommend freezing leftovers.
Reheating in air fryer: Air fry 4-5 minutes at 360℉ (180℃) until well heated throughout.
Reheating in microwave: Reheat leftovers in the microwave in 30-second increments

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