Air fryer honey garlic salmon bites make an easy, healthy dinner that you’ll actually crave. Salmon cubes are tossed with a sticky-sweet honey garlic glaze, air fried until tender, then finished with a brushing of the same glaze for big flavour with minimal effort. Serve over rice with crisp veggies, edamame, or avocado, plus a drizzle of sriracha mayo. A simple, weeknight-friendly meal that comes together fast!

bowl of white rice topped with honey garlic glazed salmon bites with cucumber slices and edamame beans

A Quick and Tasty Way to Enjoy a Really Healthy Food:

As a dietitian and recipe developer, I try really hard to test and create healthy fish recipes that you’ll actually want to eat. Why? Because fish is so good for you!

This time, we’re making perfectly tender and flaky bites of salmon tossed in a 4-ingredient honey garlic sauce that can be whisked up in minutes. The result is a quick and tasty way to enjoy the protein- and omega-3-rich fish (hello, heart and brain health benefits!) that is salmon. Another example of this is my 20-minute BBQ salmon in foil.

Plus, pairing the air fryer salmon bites with rice, edamame, and veggies creates a well-balanced meal offering everything you need to feel full, energized, and satisfied (protein, carbohydrates, fibre, and healthy fats!).

ingredients for honey garlic salmon bites

Cook in the Air Fryer for Less than 10 Minutes!

The reason I love cooking my honey garlic glazed salmon bites in the air fryer is because it cuts the cooking time in half compared to oven-baking. So with about 10 minutes to cube the salmon, 5 to make the sauce, and under 10 minutes for air frying – you’ll have salmon ready to eat in less than 25 minutes!

hand pouring soy sauce into a bowl with ingredients for honey garlic glaze
Soy sauce, honey, garlic, lemon juice and red pepper flakes combine to make the sauce.
salmon cut into cubes in a bowl with honey garlic glaze
The cubed fresh salmon is then tossed in the sauce (with a little bit saved for later!).
cooked honey garlic salmon bites in an air fryer basket
Then the honey garlic salmon is air fried to tender perfection (145F if you’re wondering!).
bowl of white rice topped with honey garlic glazed salmon bites with cucumber slices and edamame beans
The salmon bites are then brushed with a little more honey garlic glaze before serving.

If you have an extra 3 minutes: make my healthy greek yogurt sriracha mayo to dip the bites or drizzle on top of your meal. Highly recommend!

fork holding a honey garlic salmon cube dipping it into a dish of sriracha mayo
screenshot of a Ninja air fryer

The Air Fryer I Use

  • Air fry with up to 75% less fat than traditional frying methods.
  • Wide temperature range allows you to gently remove moisture from foods or quickly cook and crisp foods with convection heat.
  • 4-quart ceramic-coated nonstick basket and crisper plate fit 2 lbs of French fries.
  • Dishwasher-safe parts: Easy-to-clean basket, and crisper plate
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bowl of white rice topped with honey garlic glazed salmon bites with cucumber slices and edamame beans

Air Fryer Honey Garlic Salmon Bites

Servings: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Air fryer honey garlic salmon bites make an easy, healthy dinner that you’ll actually crave. Salmon cubes are tossed with a sticky-sweet honey garlic glaze, air fried until tender, then finished with a brushing of the same glaze for big flavour with minimal effort. Serve over rice with crisp veggies, edamame, or avocado, plus a drizzle of sriracha mayo. A simple, weeknight-friendly meal that comes together fast!
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Ingredients

For the Salmon Bites:

  • 1.5 lbs salmon, fresh, skin removed
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes

For Serving (Optional):

Equipment

Instructions 

  • Preheat the air fryer to 390F (if necessary). In a mixing bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, and red pepper flakes.
    honey garlic glaze for salmon in a small bowl
  • Cut salmon into approx. 1-inch cubes and place in a large bowl. Pour ¾ of the honey garlic sauce over the salmon – reserving some for later. Toss to coat the salmon with the sauce.
    salmon cut into cubes in a bowl with honey garlic glaze
  • Coat the air fryer basket with non-stick spray and arrange the salmon cubes evenly inside (can cook in batches if needed).
    honey garlic coated salmon in an air fryer basket before cooking
  • Air fry at 390F for 3-4 minutes, then turn the salmon and air fry again for another 3-4 minutes or until the salmon bites reach an internal temperature of 145F.
    cooked honey garlic salmon bites in an air fryer basket
  • Brush the cooked salmon bites with the remaining honey garlic sauce before serving. Serve with rice, steamed edamame beans, and veggies like chopped cucumber, thinly sliced carrots and sesame seeds. I also like to serve mine with a drizzle of my greek yogurt sriracha mayo.
    bowl of white rice topped with honey garlic glazed salmon bites with cucumber slices and edamame beans
Cuisine: Gluten-Free
Course: Main Course
Author: Hannah Magee, RD
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