Air Fryer Salmon Rice Bowl

Posted on October 12, 2021 by in seafood

The Air Fryer Salmon Rice bowl is everything a healthy meal should be. It is packed with flavour, has amazing textures and colours and the best part is….. it will take you less than 20 minutes to prepare it.

This Air Fryer Salmon Rice Bowl was a hit in my house, bear in mind my husband is a very picky eater. He devoured the entire bowl, so did missy.

This was the first meal I made in my brand new Mi Smart Air Fryer from Mobile In Africa’s e-commerce store.

I don’t mean to brag but the Mi Smart Air Fryer is 3.5L of pure, unadulterated kitchen pleasure. I know what you might be thinking that “you’re not about that air fryer life”, well that is about to change! Sit back, relax and enjoy a cup of tea while I take you on a culinary journey of wonders. I have all sorts of deliciousness planned for this beautiful little device.

In the Mi Smart Air Fryer is a smart product that connects over Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi and is supported by the Mi Home App. It also works with Google Assistant and Alexa. Yes, I can indeed cook from the comforts of my own lounge or even bed.

Cook the salmon for the Air Fryer Salmon Rice Bowl?

The air fryer is big enough for 3 pieces of salmon, but this recipe serves 2. Simply season the salmon with salt and pepper or any other spice you prefer and place in the air fryer , skin down. Drizle some olive oil on the top. Choose the FISH option on your air and cook the fish for 10 minutes. If you eat the fish as a main portion, 8 minutes will do.

What spices can be used with salmon?

Salmon is quite a bold flavoured fish and it can take a good kick in terms of spices. Here are a few suggestion:

Cajun Spice

Blackened Cajun Salmon is one of our favourite dishes and works on the grill, in a pan or in the oven. Here is a recipe for a good homemade Cajun Spice.

BBQ spice

Fro me a BBQ spice must have salt, pepper, dry coriander and cumin. All these spices work on salmon and nothing beats a good piece of BBQ salmon.

Thai Spice

I love flavours like lemongrass, ginger, chilli and kaffir lime leaves and are delicious with salmon. Do try this Salmon in Coconut Lime Broth.

For a short video tutorial on this recipe, click here:

Air Fryer Salmon Rice Bowl

Serves 2

Ingredients

2 x 180 g raw salmon portions

Salt and pepper

3-5 ml chilli spice of your choice

15 ml oil

3 cups cooked Jasmine rice

45 ml kewpie mayo

1 – 2 green chillies – finely chopped

2 spring onions finely chopped

3 – 4 basil leaves – finely sliced

15 ml sesame oil

To serve

30 ml bean sprouts

30 ml pickled ginger

A few basil leaves

A few drops soy – optional

The crispy skin of the salmon

Method

To cook the fish in the air fryer.

Season the salmon with salt and pepper and the chilli spice. Place both pieces of fish in the air fryer, skin side down. Drizzle with a little oil. Cook at 180 C for 8-10 minutes. Remove the skin of the salmon. Flake the salmon with two forks. Place the skin of the fish back in the air fryer and bake for 2-3 minutes or until crispy., so that it will add extra texture to your dish.

To make the salmon and rice bowl

Divide the rice into two bowls and add the flaked salmon to both bowls. Add all the kewpie mayo, chopped chillies, chopped spring onions, basil and sesame oil to the bowls and lightly mix with a fork. Top with all the other ingredients and serve.