Healthy Air Fryer Baked Salmon
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If you’re craving seafood, this healthy baked salmon doesn’t get easier than this. Air fryer baked salmon in the air fryer is truly a quick and easy dinner. We’re obsessed with air fryer cooking, especially when it comes to seafood. Salmon is loaded with nutrients and protein for a diabetic frienlly lifestyle and GLP-1 friendly diets.
Watch Video of Air Fried Baked Salmon Recipe
How to Make Healthy Salmon in the Air Fryer?
It’s truly super easy to make salmon in the air fryer without a bunch of fuss. All you need to do is lightly coat the salmon with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper. You barely need any oil or grease at all and that’s what makes cooking salmon in the air fryer so wonderful. The salmon comes out perfect every time. The hot air circulates evenly around the food, giving the food a wonderful crispy texture that’s like roasted without all the oil.
Air fried foods is much healthier too because you don’t need as much oil! That’s the wonderful reason to cook with air fryers. It gives such a great texture similar to deep frying, but with all the greasy oil. There’s less mess too. If you’re frying foods, you have grease to dispose of and mess to clean up. But in the air fryer, you don’t have all those issues and best of all, there’s less odor!
Healthy Air Fryer Salmon
Ingredients
- 2 6 ounce (2 170 g) salmon fillets , skin and bones removed
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) olive oil or light spray of organic cooking spray
- kosher salt , to taste
- black pepper , to taste
Equipment
- Air Fryer Parchment Paper optional
- Perforated Silicone Mat optional
- Oil Sprayer optional
Instructions
- Coat salmon with lightly oil or cooking spray. Season both sides of salmon with salt and pepper.
- Place salmon in basket in a single layer. If you are wanting to cook more than your air fryer can do in a single layer, cook in batches. If your air fryer basket/tray tends to stick to food, a perforated parchment or perforated silicone liner will help a lot.
- Air fry the salmon at 360°F/185°C for about 10 minutes or until cooked to your preferred texture. Timing will vary depending on thickness & air fryer models.
- Check the salmon with a fork to make sure it’s cooked the way you like it.
- Enjoy! It’s that easy.
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Why is Salmon food for Diabetic Diets?
The heart healthy omega-3s, high protein and nutrient packed salmon fillets are recommended for diabetics. The protein of salmon doesn’t induce blood sugar spikes, as long as you eat it with low carb vegetables.
Here’s More Great Low Fat Air Fryer Recipes
- Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Vinegar Recipe – Amazing!
- Homemade Crispy Air Fried French Fries with barely any oil– Wow!
- This GLP-1 friendly recipe of air fryer chicken and broccoli is loaded with protein, fiber and dense nutrients.
- Protein packed chicken chili recipe is fresh and super healthy.
- This air fryer baked salmon recipe was originally published in 2018
Enjoy more of our GLP-1 Friendly Salmon Recipes:
Salmo is also great for type 1 Diabetic and type 2 Diabetic lifestyles. The high protein and omega 3 fats are good for you!
- Foil pack garlic salmon
- Garlic parmesan salmon
- Serve salmon with healthy air fryer cauliflower
19 Comments on “Healthy Air Fryer Baked Salmon”
I’m so glad we could cook this salmon with less oil. The air fryer does all the work.
Amazing. I tried this with tilapia and it turned out great. Added some extra garlic powder on top. The flavor was great and fish was tender and perfect.
Your air fryer recipes are so good! This air fried salmon recipe is our go-to. So easy.
Healthier way to cook salmon. And it turns out perfect.
Love this recipe. It cooks the salmon straight through!
I have cooked this 1-2 times per week since I learnt this recipe. Very tasty and well worth the time and effort. I also I like to throw some bok choi in at the last minute to add some green to the meal.
You are driving me crazy with all these great air fryer recipes! My salmon came out great and I added some pesto on top. Yum.
Fantastic recipe and so easy! I added some broccoli and cooked both the salmon and the vegetable together. Instant dinner!
We do the same thing! We like to add cauliflower too and it’s a quick and easy healthy salmon dinner.
I barely used any oil and the salmon came out perfect. It’s so much quicker and better than baking it in the oven.
We love baking in the air fryer better than the oven too!
This is my second time making this recipe and it’s so quick and easy. Next time I’m going to try tilapia! Any suggestions how timing?
Tilapia is usually little thinner, so cut back the cooking time by about 3 minutes. Then keep checking to make sure it’s to your desired texture. Glad you’re enjoying the recipe!
I just got an air fryer for Christmas and I love it! Have made chicken breasts and lean hamburgers. We want to try salmon in it but I’m worried the exhaust will stink up the whole house. Have you had that happen or does it cook pretty much smoke free? I am anxious to try your recipe. We love the simplicity of it, just salmon and not a lot of extra flavors and calories. Thank you!
Congrats on the new air fryer! There will definitely be a smell so we suggest having the exhaust on high and buying the freshest salmon possible!
So savory and very easy to do. This is a great way to introduce salmon to my kids.
That’s awesome that your kids are eating healthy salmon!
This was awesome. The salmon had a great crust and was still juicy in the center. Can’t believe it came out of an air fryer. Thanks for the recipe.
Hi Morgan, so glad you enjoyed it! Love the air fryer!