Air fryer salmon fillets

Name: Air fryer salmon fillets
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 skinless salmon fillets (approx. 500g in total); 2 tbsp runny honey; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp sriracha, plus extra to drizzle (optional); 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 garlic clove, finely grated; Knob of ginger, finely grated; 2 spring onions, finely sliced; Cooked rice and lime wedges to serve; Sesame seeds to garnish

Tom Shingler
Head of food, delicious.

Published: 9 Jan 23
Updated: 26 May 25

Salmon takes just six minutes in the air fryer, so all it needs is a quick marinade which will thicken to a sticky glaze as it cooks. Sweet with honey, fragrant with ginger and seasoned with umami-rich soy and oyster sauce, it’s a knockout that’s ready in a flash.

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Serves 4
Hands-on time 25 min

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Ingredients

4 skinless salmon fillets (approx. 500g in total)
2 tbsp runny honey
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp sriracha, plus extra to drizzle (optional)
1 tsp sesame oil
1 garlic clove, finely grated
Knob of ginger, finely grated
2 spring onions, finely sliced
Cooked rice and lime wedges to serve
Sesame seeds to garnish

Method

Cut the salmon into bite-size pieces and put in a bowl. Mix together the honey, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sriracha, sesame oil, garlic and ginger, then pour this over the salmon, reserving 1 tbsp to finish. Stir to coat, then set aside for 15 minutes to marinate.
Heat the air fryer to 200°C. Put the salmon in the basket in a single layer, then cook for 6 minutes. If you like, you can brush any leftover marinade from the bowl onto the salmon after 4 minutes, then cook the salmon for 2 minutes more for extra flavour.
Serve the salmon bites on a bed of rice sprinkled with spring onions, sesame seeds and the remaining 1 tbsp marinade.

Recipe from January 2022 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 335kcals
Fat: 21g (3.8g saturated)
Protein: 26.6g
Carbohydrates: 9.6g (8.5g sugars)
Fibre: 0.7g
Salt: 1.8g

delicious. tips

Air fryers always work best when the food is in a single, even layer with a bit of space between each piece. You can scale this recipe up and down easily, but work in batches if your air fryer isn’t big enough. We used a 4.2 litre air fryer, which was big enough to cook all the salmon in a single batch.

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