Description
This air fryer salmon with maple soy glaze delivers incredible flavor in just fifteen minutes. The sweet maple syrup mingles with savory soy sauce, creating a glaze that caramelizes beautifully in the air fryer.
Ingredients
Scale
4 fillets (6 oz each) Salmon fillets (skin-on or skinless)
3 tablespoons Pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons Soy sauce (or tamari)
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Fresh ginger, grated
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
1 tablespoon Rice vinegar
1/4 teaspoon Black pepper
2 tablespoons Green onions, sliced
1 teaspoon Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400°F for about three minutes
- Pat the salmon fillets completely dry with paper towels
- Whisk together the maple syrup, soy sauce, minced garlic, grated ginger, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and black pepper in a small bowl
- Reserve about two tablespoons of the glaze for brushing after cooking
- Brush the remaining glaze generously over both sides of each salmon fillet
- Place the salmon fillets in the air fryer basket in a single layer
- Cook the salmon for 7-9 minutes, depending on thickness, until it reaches an internal temperature of 145°F
- Remove the salmon carefully and brush with the reserved glaze
- Sprinkle with sliced green onions and sesame seeds, and let it rest for two minutes before serving
Notes
Always start with room temperature salmon for even cooking.
Don't skip the preheating step for better caramelization.
Check your salmon at the seven-minute mark for doneness.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 9 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 340 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg