Air Fryer Frozen Salmon

This Air Fryer Frozen Salmon is such a time saver for busy nights! Easily cook frozen salmon filets in your air fryer in just minutes. Pair this salmon with a crisp, green salad or your favorite side dish!

Air Fryer Frozen Salmon Recipe

Sometimes you get home from work, or from that last sports practice and there’s literally nothing to make for dinner. You need a quick but nutritious meal without a lot of fuss. In comes this Air Fryer Frozen Salmon recipe.

We buy bags of frozen wild caught salmon just for this reason. It’s so easy to pull out and throw right into your air fryer and dinner is done is just about 15 minutes.

How Do You Make Air Fryer Frozen Salmon?

Pay attention now, there’s like two steps here. All you need to do is season frozen salmon filets with salt and pepper or really whatever seasonings you like.

Spray an air fryer with non-stick cooking spray and place the salmon filets in the basket in a single layer. Cook the salmon for 6 minutes at 390, then baste the salmon with a bottles teriyaki glaze, or you can use our 5 minute stir fry sauce (we usually have it on hand in the fridge).

Cook the salmon filets another 7-8 minutes or until the internal temperature is 145 degrees. The other way that you can test to see if salmon is done is by flaking the flesh of the salmon with a fork. If it flakes easily, it’s done.

What Other Ways Can I Flavor This Air Fryer Salmon?

Our boys just love teriyaki sauce, or really Asian flavored anything. So this teriyaki salmon is our go to recipe. But there are many ways that you can add delicious flavor to this salmon!

Even a simply seasoned salmon with salt and pepper and a squeeze of fresh lemon at the end is going to be super tasty!

• Salt, pepper, garlic powder – finish with butter
• Garlic aioli
• Salt, pepper, garlic powder – finish with barbecue sauce
• Trader Joe’s Elote seasoning (or a cajun or fajita seasoning) – finish with sriracha mayonnaise
• Mustard Glaze

Should I Eat Wild Caught Or Farm Raised Salmon?

This is very much a personal preference, but we prefer wild caught salmon for many reasons. First of all, there’s no coloring or additives that have been added to wild caught salmon like there are in farm raised salmon.

Typically farm raised salmon has coloring pumped into the flesh so that it looks more “salmon” in color. Farm raised salmon also are fed antibiotics to reduce disease in the tanks, which isn’t the best thing to eat on the regular.

BUT – do we eat farm raised salmon? Of course we do. Sometimes it’s the best option, sometimes when we go out to eat it’s the only option for salmon, so yes of course we eat it. Wild caught is just our preference.

However, it’s important to note that wild caught salmon filets are typically thinner than farm raised salmon. So when cooking one or the other, please adjust the time in your air fryer accordingly as the thinner salmon filets will obviously cook in a shorter amount of time.

What Side Dishes Go Well With Salmon?

Like we mentioned before, a simple green salad with our favorite Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette is just perfect. But if you’re looking for a more hearty side, we’ve got some ideas here for you.

• Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
• Greek Chickpea Salad
• Garlic Dill Roasted Potatoes
• Spicy Mushroom Rice

Looking For More Salmon Recipes?

• Baked Asian BBQ Salmon
• Salmon Rice Bowl
• Crispy Teriyaki Salmon BItes
• Salmon Salad
• Grilled Salmon Recipe

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