Just 3 ingredients to make the salmon bites! Serve them as an appetizer or snack with the creamy dip, in tacos, or over rice for dinner. The recipe below has air fryer, oven, and pan-frying instructions.
Cut the salmon fillet into even 1-1.5-inch cubes. Remove the skin, if the skin is on.
In a medium bowl, combine the salmon cubes, seasoning, and oil. Mix together to coat the salmon in oil and seasoning completely. I find it best to get in there with my hands and mix.
Cook the salmon bites using one of the methods below. Serve warm immediately with dipping sauce. Prepare the dipping sauce by mixing all the ingredients in a small bowl or cup. Adjust the flavor to taste as needed with more seasoning, lime juice, and/or some salt.
Air fryer salmon bites
Preheat the air fryer to 400F, if your manufacturer's instructions require preheating. Place the seasoned salmon pieces onto the tray and air fry for 5-6 minutes, or until fully cooked.
Pan-fried salmon bites
Preheat a non-stick pan and add a drizzle of oil. Place the salmon bites on the pan and cook for 2 minutes over medium heat. Flip each one and cook on the other side for 2-3 minutes, or until fully cooked. Remove from pan to prevent overheating.
Oven-baked salmon bites
Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat, or brush it with oil. Place the salmon bites on the mat or oiled pan and bake for 10 minutes, or until the salmon is fully cooked.
Notes
Salmon: You'll need to use the thicker part of a salmon fillet, you want to choose pieces that are the same in thickness so they cook evenly, about 1-1.5 inches thick. In order to get 1 lb of salmon for salmon bites, you might have to buy one of those large 2-lb packs of salmon and cut off the thinner edges.
Salmon skin: You'll need to remove the salmon skin. The easiest way to do this, is to chop the salmon into 1.5-inch cubes and then turn each piece on its side and cut off the skin. However, if you want to save the skin to make crispy salmon bacon, it is better to cut off the skin from the whole salmon fillet to keep the skin in one piece.
Cajun seasoning and substitutions: Every Cajun/blackening seasoning has a different level of spice, so adjust to taste. If you want to cut down on the spice but still keep all the flavor, substitute some of the Cajun seasoning with taco seasoning. Also, check whether your Cajun seasoning to see whether it has salt added. If not, you'll need to also season the salmon lightly with salt.