These air-fried salmon bowls are on rotation in our home. Make it a bowl or put it in a taco- you can’t go wrong. Each salmon bite is coated in a spice mixture consisting of 7 different spices and some olive oil. But for me- it’s all in the sides. Roasted corn and cilantro, a quick creamy cabbage slaw, avocado lime sauce, fresh avocado slices, jalapeño slices, fresh cilantro, and lime.
TEAM BOWL OR TEAM TACO?
I still don’t know the answer to this one myself because I love both SO much. When I do the taco version- I obviously skip out on the rice part and sometimes I won’t even make a slaw out of the cabbage. Just freshly sliced cabbage. So really all depends on the “mood” and “effort” put in. Regardless the end results is amazing on both.
NO AIR FRYER? NO PROBLEM!
After you’ve coated the salmon cubes in its seasoning- throw them into a HOT pan and cook on each side until “blackened”. I’ve done it this way for years!
AVOCADO SAUCE
It’s always ALL IN THE SAUCE around here. And this particular sauce recipe you’ll find me using a lot in the summer. Just recently I put it on some grilled chicken as well. Each time I change something up about it SLIGHTLY but overall, it stays the same. I mean.. it’s a good sauce!
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AIRFRIED BLACKENED SALMON BOWLS
Ingredients
SALMON
- 4 filets should get 8-12 cubes out of each filet
- 2 tbsp olive oil
SEASONING MIXTURE
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
ROASTED CORN
- 1 can sweet corn
- salt to taste
- fresh cilantro
CABBAGE SLAW
- 8 oz shredded cabbage bag
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp greek yogurt
- 1/2 lime juiced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro chopped
AVOCADO SAUCE
- 1 avocado or 2 small
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 1 lime juiced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 jalapeno
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
RICE
- if using rice. start here I use jasmine rice. 2 cups takes about 10 minutes to cook through. and set side.
CABBAGE SLAW
- combine all cabbage ingredients to a bowl. mix and let it cool
SALMON
- place cubed salmon into a bowl with olive oil and all its spices. mix well. should have spice chunks through out
- place into the airfryer at 400 for 18-20 minutes
ROASTED CORN
- in a hot pan place corn and salt and let it "char"
- top with fresh cilantro and set aside
AVOCADO SAUCE
- put all contents of avocado sauce into a blender/processor and set aside
ASSEMBLE
- plate rice, top with blackened salmon, place corn, cabbage, and avocado sauce. I like to add freshly sliced avocados, fresh cilantro, and some lime wedges to this too.
