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Air Fryer Orange Salmon

Published: Jan 5, 2022 · Last Updated: May 10, 2023 by Aimee - This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Air Fryer Orange Salmon is a citrus salmon recipe with Asian flavors. It uses hoisin sauce and orange juice for the marinate and glaze for a delicious slightly sweet salmon. The salmon cooks up in the air fryer in less than 10 minutes for a quick and easy meal that feels fancy and is packed with flavor.

salmon on orange slices on a white plate with a fork

Have you ever cooked salmon in the air fryer? If not, this is the perfect recipe to start with! It's so easy, it's perfect for beginners or experts.

This salmon as Asian-inspired flavors. It gets its flavor from the hoisin sauce, orange juice, and garlic powder. It's so easy to make any only uses four ingredients!

You can easily make the air fryer orange salmon feel fancy served on orange slices, as shown in the photos, but you can also just serve alongside whatever else you're making.

It's great in a rice bowl, in a salad, or just with some cooked veggies.

salmon on orange slices on a white plate with a fork

Ingredients

  • Salmon
  • Zest and juice of oranges
  • Hoisin sauce
  • Garlic powder

What is hoisin sauce?

Hoisin sauce is a condiment that is sweet and salty. Some people describe it as a Chinese barbecue sauce, and it does have the consistency of bbq sauce! It also has that umami sweet and saltiness that a bbq sauce typically has.

In Asian cuisine (especially Cantonese), it is used a lot as a marinade, in stir frys, or as a dipping sauce. In this recipe we use it as part of our salmon marinade!

Hoisin sauce can be found at most grocery stores these days. Popular commercial brands include Kiokkoman, Ka-Me, Lee Kum Kee, and Polar.

salmon marinating in sauce

Can you serve this with the skin off?

Yes! You can take the skin off before cooking, after cooking, or leave the skin on if you prefer.

What type of air fryer to use

This citrusy salmon can be made in most air fryers. I have the Cosori Max XL, but you can make this in an air fryer with a small basket too.

Don't have an air fryer yet, and looking to buy one? Check out my guide on 5 things to consider before buying an air fryer.

Tools needed

For this recipe, you'll need an air fryer (obviously).

It can also help to have a microplane for zesting the orange, and a citrus squeezer for getting the orange juice out.

A meat thermometer works well with any air fryer recipe so you can make sure whatever you're cooking is done to just the correct temperature.

Recipe tips

  • All air fryers cook differently. (As do different thicknesses of salmon). Having a meat thermometer can help you make sure your salmon is cooked just the way you like it!
  • Reserve 2 tablespoons of the marinade before placing the salmon in it and set aside. You'll use this as a glaze after the salmon is cooked. Make sure you do this BEFORE placing the salmon in it as the raw fish will contaminate the marinade.
  • To make this feel extra fancy, you can serve on orange slices. This is fun for special occasions, but is not necessary.
  • If you don't have fresh oranges, you can use orange juice from a carton instead. Note that this may be slightly sweeter than fresh orange juice.

Serving suggestions

The orange salmon would be delicious with some air fryer asparagus, roasted red cabbage, or air fryer sesame green beans as a side dish.

How to make

First, prep your orange. I like to zest my orange (you'll use this for topping the finished salmon), then juice it.

orange zest in a microplane

Then, make the citrus marinade for the salmon. Into a bowl, add your orange juice, hoisin sauce, and garlic powder. Stir to combine.

Reserve two tablespoons of the marinade for glazing the salmon after cooking.

making the marinade. Olive oil, orange juice, hoisin, and garlic powder in a bowl

Next, marinate your salmon. Flip so all sides are covered. If you left the skin on, marinate skin side up, so the salmon flesh is mostly in contact with the marinade and has the chance to soak it up.

Marinate for 15-30 minutes.

salmon marinating in sauce

Place in your air fryer, skin side down, and cook at 380 F for 10 minutes. Cooking times can vary based on your air fryer and thickness of salmon! Salmon is typically cooked to 125 degrees F to 130 degrees F for medium doneness. Need a meat thermometer? This is the one I have!

After salmon is done, you can plate on orange slices for a fancy look. Once salmon is plated, top with reserved glaze and orange zest if you want!

salmon on top of orange slices

More air fryer salmon recipes

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salmon on orange slices on a white plate with a fork

Air Fryer Orange Salmon

Recipe by Aimee
Air Fryer Orange Salmon is a citrus salmon recipe with Asian flavors. It uses hoisin sauce and orange juice for the marinate and glaze for a delicious slightly sweet salmon.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Marinating Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 1
Calories 310 kcal

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients
  

  • 6 oz salmon
  • ¼ cup orange juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • orange zest optional
  • orange slices optional

Instructions
 

  • Take your salmon and pat dry.
  • Take your orange(s) and zest. Set aside the zest for topping the salmon with.
  • Juice the oranges until you get ¼ cup of juice. Add to a shallow bowl.
  • Add the hoisin sauce and garlic powder to the bowl. Stir/whisk to combine to create the marinade.
  • Take two tablespoons of the marinade and place in a small bowl and set aside. You'll use this for topping the salmon with after cooking.
  • Add the salmon to the original bowl of marinade. Coat the salmon in the marinade, and let marinade, flesh side down (if you left the skin on). Let marinade for 15-30 minutes.
  • Place in the air fryer, skin side down and cook at 380 F for 10 minutes, or until salmon reaches desired temperature and doneness.
  • Plate, then top with the reserved marinade and orange zest.

Notes

Cooking tips:
  • All air fryers cook differently. (As do different thicknesses of salmon). Having a meat thermometer can help you make sure your salmon is cooked just the way you like it!
  • Reserve 2 tablespoons of the marinade before placing the salmon in it and set aside. You'll use this as a glaze after the salmon is cooked. Make sure you do this BEFORE placing the salmon in it as the raw fish will contaminate the marinade.
  • To make this feel extra fancy, you can serve on orange slices. This is fun for special occasions, but is not necessary.
  • If you don't have fresh oranges, you can use orange juice from a carton instead. Note that this may be slightly sweeter than fresh orange juice.

Nutrition

Calories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 35gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 335mgPotassium: 994mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 193IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 2mg

If nutrition info is shown, values are based on an online calculator and are estimates. Please verify using your own data.

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  1. Karen

    January 21, 2025 at 9:05 am

    5 stars
    I wanted to use up some mandarin oranges, I love my hoisin on salmon recipe and.. I found you and this recipe. I had a cooked garlic clove, so I put in half of it in the marinade, rather than the garlic powder. I marinaded the salmon for 30 minutes. the 10 minutes worked out well (I checked the internal temperature of the salmon reaching 145 F/ done). My zester needs replacing so I only got a little zest, and I don't like raw zest, so I put it in the reserved marinade. I microwaved the reserved marinade to reduce it and it was wonderful. I wish the orange were a little more prominent so I may get a new zester and try playing with that. Thanks for this recipe and good luck.

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    • Aimee

      January 21, 2025 at 9:31 am

      Thanks for trying it and your detailed description of what you did! I'm glad you enjoyed. :)

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