Easy Sweet Spicy Air Fryer Salmon
Chili and honey intertwine deliciously in this crispy, Easy Sweet Spicy Air Fryer Salmon recipe. With just 6 ingredients, you can have this salmon on the table in less than 15 minutes.
“This is my third time making this! It is so easy and delicious. I used to not like salmon, but I now love it. It’s great with a baked potato and a lettuce salad.”
~Angie
What are the ingredients to make this Easy Sweet Spicy Air Fryer Salmon?
The 6 ingredients I used are:
- Salmon fillets (I used salmon fillets with the skin on, but you can use skinless as well – only reduce the time to 10 minutes when air frying),
- Coriander,
- Turmeric,
- Chili powder,
- Chili flakes,
- Honey,
And don’t forget the salt and pepper to taste as well.
Scroll down to check out the detailed recipe.
Last Christmas I received a fantastic gift of an Air Fryer from The Feed Feed. It is one of those kitchen gadgets I thought I never needed but now cannot seem to live without. I mean, I air fry everything from this salmon, chicken, veggies, even bread for toast! Speaking of things I didn’t think I needed but cannot live without, the best gadgets on this list make me want to test that theory even more!
Earlier this month, I received another air fryer to host a giveaway with.That’s 1 too many air fryers taking up valuable real estate on my countertops!
Well, being surrounded by air fryers meant only one thing for my daughter and I – and that was to use them! Right?!
We had just moved to our new home and instead of waiting for the oven to preheat and then take 30+ minutes to bake whatever was on the agenda for dinner, I opted to use the air fryer.
Fish and Chips that normally took 40-45 minutes to make, were ready in less than 20 minutes!
Crispy chicken tenders were ready in 15 minutes!
Cake… err… I dunno, I haven’t tried using my air fryer for desserts… at least… not yet!
What I have tried often has been several versions of salmon.
Breaded salmon, blackened spicy salmon, turmeric salmon, and, today, this Easy Sweet Spicy Air Fryer Salmon.
Air Fryer Settings that worked for me:
I’ve experimented with different temperature settings as well as varied times while using my air fryer, and, what seems to work best for me is a temperature setting of 400 degrees Fahrenheit with the salmon being cooked for 10-11 minutes.
At this temp and time, the salmon is beautifully crispy on the top, and well done on the inside, yet tender.
Now, at these settings, a slightly thick salmon steak works best – and by that I mean a raw salmon steak that is at least ¾ inch to 1 inch thick.
A raw salmon steak that is thinner than that will turn out a lot dryer at these settings – yup, I found that out the hard way!
If you are using a thinner salmon fillet, then cooking it at 390 degrees for 8-9 minutes should give you a deliciously cooked salmon fillet.
What if the salmon is frozen?
While you can easily air fry frozen salmon using the settings above, I choose to thaw out the frozen salmon (like I did in this recipe) and use it. That way the spices adhere to the salmon a lot better than when air frying frozen salmon.
For this Easy Sweet Spicy Air Fryer Salmon, I used a mix of warmed honey, inflammation-reducing turmeric, chili powder, coriander and chili flakes.
The chili powder and chili flakes added a nice little kick to the salmon while the honey added in a tinge of sweetness to tone the spicy down a tad.
What to pair this air fryer salmon with?
This Easy Sweet Spicy Air Fryer Salmon is delicious along with some
Coconut Pumpkin Pasta, or
Sautéed Asparagus Egg Salad, or this
Ginger Cardamom Spiced Carrots, or even this
Charred Zucchini And Caramelized Onion Salad.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place honey in a microwave-safe dish and heat for 10 seconds until slightly warm.
- Add in the turmeric, coriander, chili powder, salt, pepper, and chili flakes into the warmed honey and mix very well until all are incorporated.
- Wash and pat dry the salmon fillets. When salmon fillets are dry, spoon on the honey-chili mixture onto each, making sure to coat the sides as well (this is messy and you will have to wash your air-fryer pan).
- Then, place the salmon fillets in an air fryer, set temperature to 400 degrees and time to 10-11 minutes. When time is up, remove salmon fillets and enjoy with your favorite sides.
Nutrition
This looks delicious. I did want to see if you recommend skin on or skinless salmon.
Thank you Nick. In this recipe I left the skin on the salmon fillets – usually they just peel off and keep the fillets moist. I have made this recipe with skinless salmon fillets as well but I remove them from the air fryer in about 9-10 minutes.
This recipe was spot on!! Tasted amazing (and I’m not a huge fan of salmon either), super fast to throw together and healthy too! I made extra and some chicken covered in the sauce too. Thank you!
I keep eyeing up those air fryers, but I just haven’t pulled the trigger yet. And you keep giving me more and more reasons to finally go get one! I love this salmon. The herb crust on this looks incredible, Shashi! This would be an excellent dinner as is, but I’d probably make extra to put over salad for the next day’s lunch. My mouth is watering…also, my drone is on the way down! 🙂
I don’t have an air fryer yet but I’m totally going to get one! This salmon looks PERFECT! Salmon is my favorite fish and I love your sweet and spicy spin on it :). Have a great weekend!
An air fryer is something that has been on my Christmas list for a couple of Christmasses now Shashi. Ha ha! Trouble is that Lynne has said I would need to throw something out in order to get one (as we’ve no more space in our kitchen) and I can’t decide what! If (and when) I do get an air fryer this delicious salmon recipe would be first on the list.
Jeremy and I were literally talking about air fryers the other day! We had one years and years ago, but it was one of those ones where the inside spins, so you couldn’t really cook anything delicate or breaded in it, and of course it ended up breaking after about 4 months. I think it’s fabulous they are making a huge splash again, and I obviously love that they are SO much better designed now! 😉 Anyways, this recipe is just brilliant! Not to mention delicious!!! Gimme all the sweet and spicy salmon! I’m drooling!!!! Cheers!
I just love salmon and always make it the same way, just got a new air fryer and this is a must try soon! thanks!
This looks delicious!! I love salmon dishes and this one is right up my alley. It looks like an easy recipe which is full of flavour, thanks for sharing.
I love salmon! Looks so delicious and perfect for dinner!
wow This looks amazing! I love the combo of spicy and sweet flavours.
I love easy recipe like this, especially when I am super busy. And this salmon recipe fits perfectly for such days. 🙂
Wow! Will definitely be giving this one try in the air fryer – looks like it will come out perfectly!