Air Fryer Sweet Mesquite Salmon

For those of you who love trying out recipes in your Air Fryer, this one is for you! This Air Fryer Sweet Mesquite Salmon Recipe is packed full of flavor, and uses just three ingredients! ! Air Fryer Salmon is a favorite around here, we recently made Bayou Bourbon Salmon, which was also a major hit! Try it with Air Fryer Asparagus!

First and foremost, I am in love with my new air fryer! This air fryer has all of the options I need, I highly suggest giving this one out for a test drive, because it’s absolutely amazing! It makes this Air Fryer Salmon perfect and savory!

So, you may ask, how do you make the worlds best Sweet Mesquite Salmon? It really is super simple!

Ingredients:

• 6 (4oz) Salmon Fillets
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1/4 cup Mesquite BBQ Sauce (We Use Stubbs Smokey Mesquite BBQ Sauce)
• Air Fryer- This one is our favorite!

Directions

• First, Season salmon with Pepper. Place in a freezer bag and add Stubbs Smokey Mesquite BBQ Sauce. Seal and toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least two hours.
• Next, Place salmon skin side down in a greased pre-heated air fryer basket or second rack of air fryer.
• After that, Set Air Fryer to 375 for 10 minutes per inch of thickness!

Pro Tips for Air Fryer Salmon:

• Make sure to put the salmon down skin side down when cooking
• Make sure to preheat the air fryer- this ensures it cooks crispy and quickly
• Don’t overcrowd the air fryer- make sure there is breathing room around each filet to ensure proper cooking on all edges.

How to Know The Air Fryer Salmon is Cooked

You know that salmon is cooked through when the salmon has reached a temperature of 145 degrees F in the center. It also will flake off easily and be a light peach color in the center.

Leftovers

Although best fresh, you can keep Air Fryer Sweet Mesquite Salmon refrigerated 1-2 days. You can reheat them in an air fryer basket 1-2 minutes, however they do not freeze well.

Sweet Mesquite Salmon

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Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

  

• 6 4 oz Salmon Filets
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1/4 cup Mesquite BBQ Sauce (Try Stubbs!)

Instructions

 

• First, Season salmon with Pepper. Place in a freezer bag and add Stubbs Smokey Mesquite BBQ Sauce. Seal and toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least two hours.
• Next, Place salmon skin side down in a greased air fryer basket or second rack of air fryer.
• After that, Set Air Fryer to 375 for 10 minutes per inch of thickness!

Keyword air fryer, bbq