Make this Instant Pot salmon dish — the salmon cooks perfectly in just 5 minutes in a pressure cooker, with minimal cleanup.
I first experimented with cooking fish in the pressure cooker, and learned how to make perfectly cooked salmon in just 5 minutes. In today’s recipe you’ll find instructions on how to do this as well as a delicious chili-lime sauce recipe to accompany the salmon.
Instant Pot Salmon With Chili-Lime Sauce
Make this Instant Pot salmon dish — the salmon cooks perfectly in just 5 minutes in a pressure cooker, with minimal cleanup.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 400 kcal
Ingredients
For steaming salmon:
2 salmon fillets 5 ounces each
1 cup water
sea salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
For chili-lime sauce:
1 jalapeno seeds removed and diced
1 lime juiced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon hot water
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cumin
Instructions
Combine and mix all sauce ingredients in a bowl with a pourable lip. Set aside.
Add water to the pressure cooker. Place salmon fillets on top of a steam rack inside the pot.
Season the top of the salmon fillets with salt and pepper to your liking.
Cover and lock the lid. Select the steam mode and adjust the cooking time to 5 minutes at high pressure.
When the pressure cooker is finished, use the quick release handle to release steam pressure and to stop the cooking.
Open the lid and transfer the salmon to a serving plate. Drizzle with chili-lime sauce and serve.
Nutrition Notes
This recipe yields 10 g net carbs per serving.