Easy Air Fryer Lemon Garlic Salmon Recipe – delicious crispy and flavorful keto air fried salmon packed with tons of lemon and garlic flavor in under 12 minutes! 

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Perfect Tender Air Fried Salmon

This lemon garlic salmon has the most amazing flavor – and you’ll be shocked just how easy it is to get. 

If you can season salmon filets and pop them in an air fryer – you can master perfect, tender, and juicy salmon that isn’t tough or dry – and is BURSTING with lemon garlic flavor! This easy lemon garlic salmon can’t get any simpler when you want a healthy, beautiful dinner in no time – with almost no work. 

Even if you don’t have an air fryer you can make this salmon in a snap – I’m providing a super easy foil pack oven option below as well! I hope you love this delicious, naturally low carb and keto salmon recipe as much as I do. It’s a perfect elegant dinner you can make any day of the week, and fits in most diets! 

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How To Air Fry Salmon 

To make this salmon, we will use the following process:

• Salmon filets – salmon is perfect for the air fryer, since the high heat hits the
• Olive oil – olive oil adds fat to the salmon and allows it to crisp in the air fryer, so it has a delicious, crunchy outside and tender, juicy center.
• Garlic powder – garlic is a classic addition to salmon, as the pungent flavor enhances the mild, buttery flavor of salmon.
• Celtic sea salt – use a high quality sea salt – I personally love using maldon flakes, for the extra crunch.
• Cracked pepper – use fresh cracked pepper, as the strong, hot, earthy flavor fades quickly as pepper is stored.
• Lemon – lemon juice and slices of lemon help add sweet, bright, acidic flavor to salmon, cutting through the oily meat and fattier texture of the fish.
• Italian herbs – Italian herb seasoning is a blend of marjoram, thyme, basil, sage, and oregano

Once you’ve gathered your ingredients, we will use the following method:

• Prep. Drizzle olive oil over salmon and season generously. Slice 1/2 lemon into thin rounds, and juice the rest. Drizzle juice over salmon and season generously. Optional: marinate for up to 24 hours.
• Air Fry. Air fry using the table below based on your desired doneness.
• Serve.

Tips and Tricks To Perfect Air Fried Salmon & FAQs

To air fry salmon, I recommend following the tips below: 

Don’t skip olive oil. This will help give your salmon a lightly fried texture and allow the oil to crisp on the salmon. Don’t skip the oil! 

Arrange lemons to touch salmon while cooking. Lemons break down quickly, dousing your salmon in lemon juice that is sweet and tart, not bitter. 

Salmon cook times. For salmon filets (no thicker than 3-4″ across), follow these times for desired doneness when air frying at 400 degrees: 

• -10 Minutes for salmon filets that have just a little bit of red in the very center (medium). 
• -12 Minutes for salmon with no red in the middle, but still soft. 
• -14 Minutes for well done salmon filets. 

Make it in the oven. If you think this recipe looks great – but you dont have an air fryer – no worries! You can easily make this recipe in the oven, too. Simply wrap the salmon and lemon in foil, and bake at 375 for 15 minutes, until top is speckled white but albumin (white fat) has not released. 

What to Serve With Air Fried Salmon

This salmon is so easy and delicious – it goes with all sorts of side dishes.

We love serving a simple Crunchy Lemon Parmesan Salad, a Salade de Chèvre Chaud, delicious and super easy Baked Goat Cheese Balls, Roasted Acorn Squash, a Pineapple Strawberry Salsa for a bit of a tangy zip, or even some Easy Black Bean and Corn Salsa for a southwestern flair.

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