Description
This High Protein Air Fryer Salmon Bowl is a quick and easy dinner perfect for weeknights or family meals. Enjoy tender salmon with fresh toppings and bold flavors made effortlessly with an air fryer salmon recipe. It’s a satisfying high protein salmon bowl everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 – 1 ¼ lbs skin-on or skinless salmon fillets
- ¼ cup coconut aminos*
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon pure honey
- 3 garlic cloves finely minced or 1½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger or ½ teaspoon dried ginger
- ½ teaspoon Sriracha may sub gochujang or another hot sauce
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt more to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- Olive oil spray or avocado oil spray
- 3 cups cooked jasmine rice or cooked cauliflower rice
- ½ cup thinly sliced fresh cucumbers or Quick-Pickled Cucumbers
- Creamy Honey-Sriracha Sauce or Yum Yum Sauce
- Optional garnishes diced avocado
- edamame beans
- crushed red pepper flakes
- sesame seeds and/or sliced green onions
Instructions
- Cut the salmon into 1 inch pieces of similar size to ensure even cooking.
- Whisk together the coconut aminos, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, sesame oil, ginger, Sriracha, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.
- Toss the salmon cubes in the marinade, coating each piece well, and let it sit for at least 15 minutes or up to 4 hours.
- Preheat your air fryer to 400ºF, which takes about 5 minutes.
- Spray the air fryer basket generously with oil and arrange the salmon skin side down in a single layer without overlapping, cooking in batches if necessary.
- Cook the salmon in the air fryer for 5 to 7 minutes until it flakes easily.
- While the salmon cooks, prepare pickled cucumbers and the creamy honey-Sriracha sauce if desired.
- To serve, place cooked rice in bowls, top with pickled cucumbers and salmon, then garnish with avocado, edamame, sesame seeds, crushed red pepper, green onions, and drizzle with sauce.
Notes
- May use tamari or soy sauce instead of coconut aminos by mixing 2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce with 2 tablespoons water
- Marinate salmon for a minimum of 15 minutes and up to 4 hours but omit vinegar if marinating longer than 30 minutes to prevent overcooking
- Alternatively, bake salmon cubes at 400ºF on parchment paper for about 10 minutes if you don’t have an air fryer
- Quick Pickled Cucumbers and Creamy Honey-Sriracha Sauce recipes are included in the Notes section above
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 oz cooked salmon bites only
- Calories: 177
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 391 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 52 mg