Description
This Sweet Chili Baked Salmon Recipe is high in protein, low in calories, and only takes 30 minutes to make! It’s a super easy salmon recipe with a fun Asian twist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 (6 oz) salmon filets
- salt & pepper
- green onions, sliced (for garnish)
Sweet Chili Sauce:
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon red chili paste (I used Thai Kitchen brand)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Make Sweet Chili Glaze: To a bowl add, garlic, honey, water, rice wine vinegar, red chili paste, clove, ginger, red pepper flakes and cornstarch. Whisk together. Heat a small saucepan to medium high heat. Add the sauce into the pan and bring to simmer, whisking frequently, until the sauce thickens. Approximately 2-3 minutes, then set the sauce aside.
- Heat an air fryer to 400°F.
- Pat the salmon dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the salmon to the air fryer, skin side down, and air fry for 10 minutes total.
- After 8 minutes, remove the salmon from the air fryer and brush each filet with the the sweet chili sauce. Then put the salmon back in the air fryer and finish cooking the 2 additional minutes.
- Remove from air fryer. Garnish with green onion and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 oz.
