Instant Pot Lemon Ginger Salmon is a quick and easy 20 minute meal that’s also healthy and can be served with just about any side dish.

A lot of Instant Pot recipes are used for tough cuts of meat. The function of the Instant Pot creates steam under extreme pressure and forces its way to the tough fibers of the meat breaking them down to become tender.

But what if you have an already delicate protein like salmon?

You can still utilize the Instant Pot for more delicate proteins like salmon, but the Instant Pot is utilized a little differently.

Instead of searing and submerging in liquid, utilize the steaming rack of the Instant Pot. Add a little liquid on the bottom which will steam the salmon and infuse flavors into the final product. For this recipe, I used vegetable broth and a few sprigs of parsley. Utilize different herbs to infuse flavors.

Why I Love Instant Pot Salmon

• Tender and never dry or overcooked
• Juicy, flavorful, and ready in less than 30 minutes
• A great meal prep recipe
• Minimal ingredients needed

Salmon Nutrition

Research shows eating seafood two to three times per week reduces the risk of death from any health-related cause. Seafood provides unique health benefits as a lean protein and is the best source for omega-3 fatty acids, which are healthy fats essential to human health and development.

Use this simple and flavorful Instant Pot Lemon Ginger Salmon to help you meet the mark for enjoying seafood 2-3 times each week!

Embrace the unsaturated fats found in foods such as walnuts, seeds, plant oils, avocados, and fatty fish such as salmon, tuna, trout, sardines, mackerel, and herring.

Fats play an essential role in human health from head (brain) to toe (joints). Replacing just 5 percent of your caloric intake from so-called bad fats (like trans and saturated fat found in red meat) with unsaturated fat from seafood and plant-based foods can reduce your risk of death by 27 percent.
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Choosing the Best Salmon

There is no right or wrong choice when it comes to picking out salmon, but there are quite a few differences.

Wild, Farm-Raised, or Frozen?

It’s important to know that just because salmon can be frozen, doesn’t mean it loses its nutritional value. Frozen salmon is a great budget option and good seafood to have on hand in the freezer.

Farm raised salmon typically contains more fat because of the diet and environment the fish are in. Compared to wild salmon, which feed on other natural food sources. Wild caught salmon usually contains more minerals as well.

While both breeds have contaminants, they are higher in the farmed salmon, but stricter rules have been put in place.

Lemon Ginger Salmon Ingredients

• vegetable broth
• fresh parsley
• salmon fillet
• salt and pepper to taste
• fresh ginger
• lemon

How to Make Lemon Ginger Salmon in the Instant Pot

Pour the veggie broth into the Instant Pot and add the trivet in. Spray the trivet with cooking spray.

Skin side down, place the salmon on the rack, and season with salt and pepper. Lay the pieces of ginger and lemon on top. By simply laying the lemon and ginger on top of the salmon fillet, the flavors penetrate into the salmon fillet creating fresh and vibrant flavors.

Place the lid on and turn the valve to the sealing position. Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes.

Once it’s ready, turn the valve back to quickly release the pressure. Be careful and stand back, the steam is extremely hot.

Take the trivet out by grabbing the handles then transfer the salmon to serve.

Can You Use Frozen Salmon?

You can, just allow it time to thaw before adding it to the pressure cooker.

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