Lemon Herb Crusted Salmon with Brown Butter Sauce
Recipe

Lemon Herb Crusted Salmon with Brown Butter Sauce

Serves 2
10 Minutes
This Air Fryer Salmon with Lemon & Herb Crust and Brown Butter Capers is the perfect balance of crispy topping, buttery sauce, and tender flaky fish -ready in about 15 minutes. It’s simple enough for a weeknight but feels like something you’d order at a restaurant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ingredients
Cooking Instructions

Ingredients

  • 2 salmon fillets, skin on
  • Salt & cracked black pepper
  • Olive oil
  • 25g fresh breadcrumbs (or panko for extra crunch)
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
  • 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp thyme leaves (or rosemary, very finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp grated Parmesan
  • 40g unsalted butter
  • 1½ tbsp capers, drained and patted dry
  • Juice of ½ lemon

Cooking Intructions

  • 1. Prep the salmon. Pat dry, season generously with salt and pepper, lightly oil the flesh.
  • 2. Make the crust.  Mix breadcrumbs, lemon zest, garlic, herbs, Parmesan and olive oil until it looks like damp sand.
  • 3. Crust it up  Press the crumb. mixture firmly onto the salmon (this is where the crunch happens).
  • 4. Preheat air fryer to 190°C. Cook salmon skin-side down for 9–11 minutes until golden and just cooked through.
  • 5. Brown butter moment. While salmon cooks, melt butter in a small pan.  Let it foam and turn nutty brown (watch closely).  Add capers, fry 30 seconds, then remove from heat and add lemon juice.
  • 6. Spoon brown butter capers over the salmon just before serving.
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