20 Minutes Creamy Ginger Miso Salmon in Air Fryer
I’m back from my trip to Taiwan, and regaining balance with some healthy home cooked dishes, like this Creamy Air Fryer Miso Salmon! I paired this savory creamy 20 minute salmon today with my Purple Grained Rice and a kale salad. It’s a meal packed full of nutrients like omega 3, fiber, and calcium – I can eat this any meal, any day!
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Get Your Day’s Worth of Omega-3 with Salmon
I love Salmon! It is an excellent protein source and is rich in Omega-3 Fatty Acids. It’s got a wonderful fatty flavor, perfect for air frying or grilling. With this recipe, the salmon comes out nicely grilled with a savory, tangy flavor. I am using fresh filets today. Frozen filets are fine too, but make sure to defrost frozen ones before cooking.
You can try this recipe on other fish like Pink Trout, Halibut, and Black Cod, but you may have to adjust the cooking time based on the fish you’re using.
Cooking Salmon is So Much Easier with an Air Fryer!
Salmon’s such a delicious and nutritious protein, but it overcooks easily in a pan. Its fat splatters the stove and sometimes the meat sticks to the pan as you’re frying. An air fryer control the internal temperature much better without losing as much moisture. If cooked correctly, it guarantees tender and perfect salmon every time, and keeps the mess perfectly contained.
If you’re like me and hate cleaning oil splatter on the whole stove after making salmon, this 20 minute air fryer recipe is perfect for you!
Air Fryer Creamy Salmon Ingredients
- 2 filet salmon 5-7 oz each
- 4 tbsp Japanese mayo
- 2 tbsp miso paste, white miso preferred
- 1/2 tsp black pepper adjust to own spice level
- 1 tsp mirin or honey
- 1 tsp ginger grated
- 1 tsp soy sauce
How To Make Ginger Miso Creamy Salmon
- In a bowl add miso paste, Japanese Mayo, a little bit of soy sauce, honey or mirin, freshly grated ginger, and some black pepper
- Mix together and coat the salmon with the creamy miso mixture.
- Place salmon in air fryer at 400 for 12 minutes.
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20 Minutes Creamy Ginger Miso Salmon in Air Fryer
By Tiffy Cooks
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 filet salmon 5-7 oz each
- 4 tbsp Japanese mayo
- 2 tbsp miso paste white miso preferred
- 1/2 tsp black pepper adjust to own spice level
- 1 tsp mirin or honey
- 1 tsp ginger grated
- 1 tsp soy sauce
Instructions
- In a bowl add miso paste, Japanese Mayo, a little bit of soy sauce, honey or mirin, freshly grated ginger, and some black pepper
- Mix together and coat the salmon with the creamy miso mixture.
- Place salmon in air fryer at 400 for 12 minutes.
This was so easy and delicious! I cooked it in the oven for 20 min and came out perfect. Thank you!
Tried this but the cream came out burnt
Mine also came out burnt but since the miso is quite salty, I scraped off the burnt parts and there was still a lot of the paste beneath that for the salmon. The miso is quite strong so there’s plenty to go around. Total game-changer since I always had trouble keep salmon moist.
Can I substitute with Halibut?
Yes! You can use halibut with this recipe, but you may have to adjust cooking time depending on thickness of your fish.
Do you think you would make a difference if it was marinated first?
Hi SueQ, if you let it marinated it in the miso dressing for about 30 minutes, that miso flavor would sink deep into the Salmon. It’s a great idea!
Tiffy
Do you think I could put the marinated fish in the freezer to cook at a later time?
Hi Vashti! Yes, you can, but I would recommend that you let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour so that the flavors can soak in before freezing it.
Tiffy
So good and so easy! Used local brown rice miso from the Gatineau area and it was perfect
What brand miso you use?