Delicious spiced salmon bites with heat from peppers and touch of sweetness from maple syrup and pan fried to perfection.
If you are looking for a simple yet delicious appetizer or a meal eaten with a salad with some avocado and onion relish, then try this Spiced salmon bites.
These little salmon bites are made in pan by frying them. You can either roast them at a high temperature to get a little charring on the outside, but yet perfectly cooked salmon on the inside.
Leftovers also make a great addition to your lunchbox the next day.
Why Salmon?
Salmon is versatile and highly nutritious, one of the best sources of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
You can buy salmon either fresh or frozen. Both will work for the recipe.
You can try this recipe with any fleshy white fish: cod, haddock, pollock, etc.
The recipe is flexible. You can add or omit any spice you like or do not like.
How to make Spiced Salmon bites ?
You need the following ingredients to make this
Salmon: You can keep them with either skin on or without skin.
Paprika: gives sweet notes as well as red color.
Cayenne pepper: Adds heat to dish.
Black pepper: I used crushed black pepper you can use fine one also.
Salt : You need well salted salmon.
Lime juice : Lime juice acts as meat tenderizer. Also helps to crisp up while pan frying.
Maple syrup: Salmon dishes always taste better with hint of sweetness.
Cornmeal: gives a crispy coating as well help to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of pan.
Variation to this Spiced salmon bites ?
This recipe is a pan-fried version, you can either grill them using skewer. Grill just until fish is opaque throughout.
I have used cornmeal, you can substitute with breadcrumbs if you want.
If you like smoky heat, then use either chipotle pepper powder or chipotle pepper in adobo sauce.
I haven’t added any fresh green you can either add fresh thyme or parsley if you want.
You can add either onion or garlic powder if not add ginger garlic paste.
Tips to get crisp spiced salmon bites.
You need to pat dry the salmon cubes before adding it with spices and other ingredients to get uniform coating.
Always use lemon or lime juice to tenderize the meat.
For coating there is no need of flour coating you can use cornmeal or breadcrumbs.
If you are following paleo, keto or whole30 diet, you need to change whole grain means cornmeal to either almond meal or coconut flour.
Alternative’s way to cook this Salmon bites.
- Air Fryer: Bake in the air fryer at 350F for 13 minutes.
How to serve ?
You can serve this with either avocado onion relish with just lemon juice, black pepper, and salt, or avocado mango salsa
You can also make them into tacos, salad, or warp.
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I made this Spiced salmon bites as part of #fishfridayfoodies. I am hosting this month event Seafood Appetizer.
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Spiced Salmon Bites
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Lb. salmon cut it into 3-inch cubes
- 2 teaspoons Paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon maple syrup
- ½ lime juice
- 2 tablespoon cornmeal
- ¼ cup peanut oil
Avocado onion relish
- 2 avocados sliced in cubes
- ¼ cup red onion
- ½ of lime juice
- Salt and pepper
- ½ tablespoon cilantro
Instructions
- First cut the salmon into 3-inch cubes and pat dry and set aside. I removed the skin; you can keep it if you want.
- In a large bowl add paprika, cayenne pepper ,salt , maple syrup, pepper and lemon juice and mix well
- To this add salmon pieces and coat well. And set aside for 15 minutes.
- When you ready to fry add corn meal and mix well once again.
- Heat oil in a pan and then add salmon pieces and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the one side is cooked then flip and cook the other side too.
- When both sides are cooked well remove from the pan and serve with Avocado onion relish.
Avocado onion relish
- In another bowl mix avocado, red onion and lemon juice, salt and pepper and cilantro and serve with cooked salmon .
Video
Nutrition
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Elizabeth says
I have been into salmon recipes and this one is delicious! Thanks for sharing!
DJ says
The avocado onion relish was so perfect with the recipe. My family devoured.
Nicole says
This is a quick and easy recipe that everyone can enjoy. Love the the fact that you can use it as a finger food.
Padma says
Loved the use of simple spices here. While I will use this spice mix to make a vegetarian version, am sharing this recipe with a friend who is a seafood fanatic!
Gloria says
We love salmon. What is great about this recipe is that it can be used as an appetizer or main dish. Perfect for entertaining.
Tom Glover says
Thanks for taking the time to share. I believe you mean wrap rather than "warp" in your list of alternative uses.
Swathi says
yes
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
This salmon is so good - it's got crunch and sweet and just a touch of heat. My husband gobbled it up!!
Debra says
So flavorful and fun. I served them as an appetizer to rave reviews...definitely making them again.
Gloria says
We love salmon. These are great as a meal, or appetizer. They would even be great for party food.
Marina Shalneva says
Great recipe, cannot wait to try it! I love the mix of spices!
Genevieve says
I've never thought to make spiced salmon bites! How interesting! I loved watching your video on how to make these. The perfect summer treat!
Marysa says
What a great healthy recipe. I love the idea of adding in maple syrup!
Jan says
I like the flavours use on these bites. Do you think I could bake them rather than fry?
Debra says
So easy and tasty. We loved how the sweet maple syrup balanced out the spicy cayenne.
Steph says
These are delicious! I removed the skin. Super flavorful and an excellent way to change up the usual salmon recipe. There’s only so many things I can slather on a fillet! This was a much appreciated change and neither my husband nor I could get enough. These actually even tasted amazing the next day for my lunch. I heated them for about 30 seconds to take the cold off and they were still really good.
Swathi says
Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked it, yes we can slather on fillet too.
Katie Youngs says
I love the idea of a salmon bite! That's so creative! I will definitely be trying these with mango salsa as you suggested.
Seanna Borrows says
Great way to prepare salmon! Super delish!
Raquel says
Great quick dinner recipe!
Sneha Datar says
Spiced salmon bites sound so delicious!
Sol says
This is a nice idea! Aside from chicken, pork and regular fish, now I can make salmon bites!
Rosemary says
I'm a huge salmon fan and I usually cook it as whole pieces. Loving this idea of making bites with spice - yum for paprika and cayenne pepper.
Can't wait to try this recipe.
Lynndee says
I love salmon and I have a favorite recipe. But I certainly would love to try this. Looks good!
Karen @Karen's Kitchen Stories says
Mmmmm. Maple syrup and salmon sound so good together!
Glenda says
This looks spectacular! I'm not a huge fish person, but I do eat salmon. I love the seasonings and spices you used and the relish looks absolutely heavenly. Looking forward to trying this recipe.
Gervin Khan says
This dish is making my mouth-watering. It looks delicious and looks so easy to prepare.
Ivan M. Jose says
I love salmon and I agree with you that it's so versatile because you can do so many things with it, such as this delicious recipe.
Monica Simpson says
We eat salmon weekly. This will be a great way to switch it up!
Louisa says
Spiced salmon is always a win for me. I will try it with maple syrup
Sara LaFountain says
These spiced salmon bites were fantastic! Even my picky kid loved them! Enjoyed them with some rice, yum.
Scarlett Brooklyn says
This sounds so savory. I'll try this right away, yum!
Amy Liu Dong says
I love salmon so much moat especially if it has a spicy flavor. I will def make this. Thank you!
Richelle Escat says
Nice dish. I can't wait to try spicy salmon. I haven't done this before
CAMILLA M MANN says
This sounds absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I can't wait to try it.
melissa chapman says
It is so great that you can make this in the air fryer. I will definitely make this for my son and it seems like it is so healthy.
Kelli A says
This salmon recipe looks great, my husband takes omega 3 supplements will be nice adding it naturally to his diet!
Kayla DiMaggio says
Yum! This sounds delicious! I love the idea of bites! Genius!
Wendy Klik says
These bites sound wonderful and making tacos of them turns an appetizer into a meal.
Of Goats and Greens says
Lovely! I'm interested in that avocado onion relish as well as these salmon bites!!