Salmon filets are the most common cut of a salmon for enjoying Asian Air Fryer Salmon. The reason is the bones are easy to remove and the filet can be cooked in so many ways. In this MPOF meal prep recipe, we’ll use the air fryer, which is rapidly becoming one of the most effective and versatile cooking methods around.
Most people still would never guess that making salmon in an air fryer could create tender, juicy salmon filets. This Asian Air Fryer Salmon might just become your new favorite way to prepare your meal prep recipes - whether it’s sockeye salmon or anything else. When you use an air fryer, everything turns out crispier, juicier and perfectly cooked in a shorter amount of time. Plus, there's no preheating and minimal clean up, so you have more time to enjoy your meal.
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This quick marinating air fryer salmon cooks up crisp on the outside with a moist, flaky center that’s foolproof and ready in 12 minutes!
Asian Air Fryer Salmon can be refrigerated for three days. If you need more time before packing your meal, consider freezing the filets. Be sure to cook your thawed salmon within two days of being in the fridge.
Absolutely. Air-fried salmon will taste great after being frozen for up to four to six months. Your Asian Air Fryer Salmon will be ready for you when you are ready. Same goes for your green beans - freeze them or prepare them before you portion the meal.
With an air-fryer to support your meal prepping, cooking is easy, quick, and clean!
First, let the salmon marinate in a well-mixed combination of coconut aminos, honey, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger. Place the salmon in the marinade with its skin side up. Cover and let it be in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat with a bit of olive oil. Sauté the green beans until they are lightly charred. This should take about 15 minutes. Season the green beans with sea salt.
Prepare the air fryer by heating it to 400ºF and lightly grease the surface with avocado oil. Fry the salmon in the air fryer basket for 12 minutes.
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Your meal prep recipe brings together 1 salmon filet and 1 cup of jasmine rice in the large compartment of the teal MPOF Dual Compartment Meal Prep Containers. Garnish the salmon with green onions and divide your green beans evenly between the small compartments in the four containers.
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Choose salmon filets that have the same thickness so no salmon gets undercooked or overcooked. With Asian Air Fryer Salmon, the goal is for everything to be perfectly cooked.
Leave your salmon out of the fridge for about 60 minutes to take the chill off.
Make some space between your salmon filets in the air fryer to allow heat to circulate evenly. Don’t crowd things too much and you’ll have evenly cooked salmon.
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Hi! This looks delicious. Can you use frozen salmon?
Yes, you can. If you want to use frozen salmon and not defrost it, start it in the air fryer at around 360 F for several minutes and then turn it higher for the remainder of the cooking. Keep it mind it will take a bit longer; how much longer is tough to say because filets vary in thickness. Keep an eye on it. Thanks for your question!