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Speckled stone plate with caesar salad topped with a fillet of salmon.

Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Salmon Caesar Salad

Change your salad up! Add Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Salmon to your classic Caesar salad. So much flavor and so much nutrition!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Author: Dana Sandonato

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 6 oz fillets of salmon
  • 2 TBSP avocado or olive oil
  • 1 TBSP lemon pepper seasoning, more if needed
  • 3 Romaine hearts, rinsed, dried, and roughly chopped
  • 1 TBSP Caesar dressing, more if needed
  • 1 cup roughly chopped buttery croutons
  • Parmesan or Pecorino-Romano shavings (about 1/3 cup, give or take)
  • Cracked black pepper
  • Lemon wedges, for serving

Instructions

  • Remove the salmon fillets from the fridge and set them on out on the counter, letting them come to room temperature. This will allow for an even cook.
  • Place lettuce into a large bowl, spoon about a tablespoon of Caesar dressing over it, and toss to coat; add more dressing if you wish.
  • Chop up the croutons and place them over the salad; shave some parmesan over the salad, crack some pepper on to it, and give everything another brief toss; set the salad aside.
  • Pat the salmon fillets with paper towels. Brush them with avocado or olive oil—be generous with oil on the skin so the skin crisps up nicely. Then season with the lemon pepper seasoning (most lemon pepper seasonings will include salt, so you won't need to sprinkle your own over the fillets.) Give the seasoning a good rub/pat over the fillets.
  • Pop the fillets into the air fryer basket, skin-side down, and air fry at 375º F for 6-10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets. (A fillet that is 1-inch thick should be ready at the 8-minute mark.) Check the internal temperature at the 6 minute mark to be safe; you don't want to overcook the fillets, or they'll be dry. The ideal internal temperature of 145º F.
  • Plate the salads and, when the salmon is ready, transfer each of the fillets to a salad.
  • Serve with lemon wedges.