Salmon is an oily fish that’s packed with protein and healthy fats making it a great choice for dinner.
Usually, salmon is served pan-fried alongside new potatoes, vegetables and salad.
However, cooking salmon this way can be risky as often the skin sticks to the pan and the salmon flakes apart before it even hits your plate.
One of my favourite ways to cook salmon is in the air fryer as this guarantees a crispy skin and succulent, flaky meat.
So when I stumbled upon this lightly spiced air fryer salmon bites recipe on social media, I just had to give them a go.
What’s great about this recipe is you can adjust the spices to your own taste. For example, for a spicier kick, you could add more cayenne pepper and less sweet paprika.
I served my salmon with some Spanish grains from Aldi which worked perfectly with the salmon’s sweet paprika and garlic flavours.
The recipe requires skinless salmon fillets, however, I personally love crispy salmon skin so I decided to keep the skin on for some added crunch.
How to make paprika and garlic salmon bites
Ingredients:
- Four skinless salmon fillets, diced into chunks
- olive oil spray (or any oil)
- One tablespoon sweet paprika
- Half teaspoon dried cayenne pepper
- One teaspoon garlic powder
- One teaspoon dried thyme
- Black pepper and salt to season
To serve: your choice of brown rice, grains, potatoes or salad – or whatever you fancy.
Method:
1. Put your salmon in a large bowl and spray with the oil. If you don’t have olive oil spray, you can thoroughly drizzle the salmon in your choice of oil.
2. Next, add all the spices to the bowl and rub them into the salmon so each chunk is completely coated.
3. Place the salmon in the air fryer and cook for eight to 10 minutes at 200C. Make sure to shake the salmon halfway so it cooks evenly.
4. Once cooked, serve alongside your side of choice. A squeeze of lemon would also work well if you have one.
If you’re not a fan of paprika and garlic, you could try these delicious glazed salmon bites.
