Quick Air Fryer Salmon and Asparagus with Lemon Brown Butter

Natalie Marble

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INGREDIENTS

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First remove the bottom woody portion of the asparagus spears. You can do this by bending the spears where they will snap at their natural breaking point.

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Trim the Asparagus

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Next, roughly chop the dill and set it aside to garnish at the end.

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Chop the Dill

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Prepare the sauce ingredients, by chopping the garlic, zesting both lemons, and juicing just one of them. Set these ingredients aside.

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Prep sauce ingredients

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Coat the asparagus and brush both sides of the salmon with the avocado oil. Season everything generously with kosher salt and black pepper.

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Season everything

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In the basket of your air fryer, lay the asparagus on the bottom and place the salmon filets on top. Air fry at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.

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Air fry for 8 minutes

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In the meantime, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and let the butter cook until the milk solids start to separate and turn brown on the bottom of the pan.

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Brown the Butter

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Add the butter and garlic mixture to the bowl of a food processor (or use an immersion blender) along with the lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper and blend really well.

Blend the Sauce

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