quick & easy air fried salmon recipe 🍣😋
boy do I love salmon! try this air fryer made salmon next time for dinner or lunch!
ingredients:
- salmon (preferably farm raised Atlantic)
- sazon (1/2-1 packet)
- paprika
- black pepper
- Cajun seasoning
- grounded powered thyme
- olive oil cooking spray and / or olive oil
steps/seasoning:
1. First season salmon with sazon rubbing sazon seasoning into salmon, until salmon is orangish, do gentle to not over season.
2. Next add pinches of Cajun, paprika, and thyme (use amount to your liking but no need to over use) rub seasons into salmon
3. Lastly, add / sprinkle black pepper on top
4. Spray olive oil cooking spray (if haven’t marinated salmon in olive oil already in optional step below) onto air fryer plate/pan
5. Put salmon in air fryer, heat to 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes
6. When done, enjoy!
*Optional Alternative: you can add olive oil onto salmon before seasoning & then proceed to add seasonings, after seasoning place in plastic bag or allow salmon to marinate for 30 minutes in refrigerator.
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