Air Fryer Salmon

4.97 from 58 votes

Melt-in-your-mouth brown sugar garlic air fryer salmon is juicy, tender and full of flavor. Salmon is so good, especially when it's cooked right, and the air fryer makes it perfect every time! It's an easy, hands-off way to make a scrumptious meal.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer salmon, brown sugar salmon, garlic salmon

Servings: People

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

1 pound salmon
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

Salt and pepper the salmon. In a small bowl add the brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Rub on the salmon.
In the basket of your air fryer add the salmon skin side down. Turn the air fryer to 400 degrees and cook for 10 minutes. If adding asparagus add to the basket after 5 minutes.

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Notes

Originally posted November 14, 2020

Updated March 15, 2023

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