Air Fryer Frozen Salmon Recipe (2024)

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Learn how to perfectly cook frozen salmon in the air fryer! This method of cooking salmon leaves you with a piece of fish that is so tender and juicy.

Air Fryer Frozen Salmon Recipe

When I am looking for a quick dinner recipe, I always like to take a quick peek at what I have in the freezer. Nine times out of ten, I will have a few fillets of frozen salmon ready to cook.

Today, I am going to share how you can cook those salmon fillets in the air fryer! And let me tell you- This air fryer frozen salmon is amazing!

You don’t even have to wait and thaw out the fish. Just throw it in the air fryer and cook it straight from frozen!

Just like that- you have a quick and easy dinner for two.

Don’t have an air fryer? That’s okay! You can easily make this same recipe and cook it in the oven instead. Or, you can cook the salmon in the Instant Pot!

If you are on the market for a new air fryer, click here for the model I recommend.

If you are looking for some more salmon dishes, take a look at some of these recipes:

Baked Salmon With Everything Bagel Seasoning
Oven-Baked Salmon With Cheese And Mayo
Walnut Crusted Baked Salmon
Baked Salmon With Creamy Garlic Yogurt Dill Sauce
Parmesan Crusted Baked Lemon Garlic Salmon Recipe

How To Cook Frozen Salmon In The Air Fryer

Cooking frozen salmon has never been easy. Honestly, cooking it in the air fryer, you won’t even remember it was frozen in the first place!

Start out by spraying the bottom of the air fryer basket with a non-stick cooking spray.

Place the frozen salmon fillets into a single layer at the bottom of the air fryer basket.

Set the air fryer to 400 degrees for 5 minutes.

When the air fryer is done cooking, sprinkle the salmon fillets with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Divide the butter into 2 pieces and put a piece of butter on top of each salmon fillet.

Set the air fryer to 400 degrees for 3 minutes. At the end check to see if it’s cooked through, if not return it to the air fryer for another 3 minutes, or until it’s cooked to your liking (the exact cooking time depends on how thick is the salmon).

What To Serve With Air Fried Salmon

My go-to side dishes to serve at dinner with my cooked salmon is some air fryer roasted potatoes along with some roasted broccoli or roasted asparagus. YUM!

When I am making a light lunch, I really like to pair up this air fryer salmon with some homemade mango jicama slaw for that bright freshness.

Looking for a low carb side dish? I highly recommend making a delicious salad (like this tomato cucumber avocado salad recipe).

More Air Fryer Recipes

If you loved this recipe for air ‘fried’ salmon, check out some of my other air fryer recipes!

These are some other recipes I love to make:

Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs In The Air Fryer
Mexican Shrimp Fajitas In The Air Fryer
Air Fryer Eggplant Pizzas
Zucchini And Mushrooms In The Air Fryer

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Air Fryer Frozen Salmon

This air fryer frozen salmon is amazing! Just put frozen salmon in the air fryer, and it will cook it to perfection! No need to thaw, so easy!

Cook Time8 minutes mins

Total Time8 minutes mins

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Ingredients

2 frozen salmon fillets
1 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

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Instructions

Spray the bottom of the air fryer basket with a non-stick cooking spray.
Put frozen salmon fillets in the air fryer basket.
Set the air fryer to 400F for 5 minutes.
When the air fryer is done cooking, sprinkle the salmon fillets with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Divide butter into 2 pieces and put a piece of butter on top of each salmon fillet.
Set the air fryer to 400F for 3 minutes.
When the air fryer is done cooking, check the thickest part of the salmon to see if it's cooked enough to your liking. The exact cooking time depends on how thick is the salmon, and it's better to undercook and add more cooking time then to overcook and dry it out :) If it's not cooked enough, return it to the air fryer for an additional 3 minutes at 400F, then check again.
When the salmon is cooked through, remove it to a plate and serve.

Notes

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