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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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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If you've never used an air fryer machine before, you might not get the fuss. 

I will note, however, before we get into this recipe more, that the name "air fryer" is a bit misleading - since nothing actually gets fried in oil. Instead, it's more like a super-convection broiler - where food is bombarded with quickly moving super hot air, mimicking the way food would fry in hot oil, but on your countertop with only a bit of oil. 

This allows you to cook at a steady high heat with less oil - giving you crispy crunch on the outside, and juicy, tender, and never dry meat. 

Air frying salmon is a great way to cook your salmon perfectly, every time! 

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

-Drizzle olive oil over your salmon evenly. 

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

-Season salmon liberally. 

-Arrange lemons to touch salmon while cooking. 

The lemons break down quickly, dousing your salmon in lemon juice that is sweet and tart, not bitter. 

-Don't worry about appearance. 

When I pulled salmon out of my air fryer for the first time, my heart sank, because the top looked to be very overcooked (covered in white). That's just how the salmon looked on top - the meat within, however, was soft, full of flavor, and perfectly cooked. 

Check out the meat in the picture below: 

Knowing how long to cook air fryer salmon can be tricky - especially since when cooked in the air fryer you can't see it. 

This is a recipe where you have to trust in the process - which I will admit is not my strength! 

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. 

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. 

This salmon is so easy and delicious - it goes with all sorts of side dishes. I am listing some of my favorite dishes to serve alongside this lemon garlic salmon below: 

• 10 Minute Broccolini Recipe
• Orzo With Sun Dried Tomatoes and Basil Pesto
• The Best Easy Cacio E Pepe Recipe Ever
• The Best Ever Cauliflower Rice
• Easy Pan Fried Halloumi Greek Cheese
• The Best Easy Oven Roasted Asparagus Recipe
• Brown Sugar Bacon Wrapped Scallops Recipe

If you have an air fryer and want to try some other deliciously easy air fryer recipes, please visit my favorites below: 

• The Best Easy Air Fryer Cornish Game Hens Recipe
• The Best Keto Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts Recipe
• The Best Air Fryer Keto Rolls Recipe
• The Best Air Fryer Pork Chops Recipe
• The Best Easy Air Fryer French Fries Recipe
• Air Fryer Lettuce Wrap Cheeseburger Recipe
• Lemon Garlic Air Fryer French Fries Recipe
• Garlic Parmesan Air Fried Shrimp Recipe

This recipe is a snap to make in your instant pot with the crisping lid.

Follow the directions below to make perfect air fried salmon right in your instant pot:

• Add crisping lid to Instant Pot.
• Preheat instant pot to 350 degrees. Get pot inside scorching hot - preheat for at least 10 minutes.
• Spray pan with a mist of oil to prepare pan for fish.
• Carefully add salmon to pan, skin side down. It should sizzle loudly.
• Quickly close Instant Pot with crisping lid and cook using instructions below.

It is essential to preheat the instant pot so the pan in side is ready to crisp the salmon skin, you want it scorching hot.

Be very careful to not burn hands while cooking salmon in an instant pot - I like to use long tongs to protect my hands and arms! The sides are tall, so the risk it a little more when adding food to a very hot IP.

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