Using the air fryer to make fish with a crunchy nut topping for dinner is amazing simple and speedy – plus, it’s a hands-down healthier option to frying up in oil with a bready coating.

My recipe for Lemon Pistachio Cod in the Air Fryer is ready, from prep to plate, in about 15 minutes leaving me more time to do the things I love. Read on to get this fish air fryer recipe and all the details:

There are so many great benefits to using the air fryer to make fish. First, it’s a way to eliminate excess fats from the diet that come from deep frying or pan frying. Of course, my Lemon Pistachio Cod recipe is rich in healthy fats from the cod (Omega-3 fatty acids) and pistachios (good mono-unsaturated fats). 

Think of the air-fryer as a counter-top convection oven that cooks by circulating hot air around food from all directions. Air fryers are fabulous for not just speeding up the cooking process, but also cutting down on clean up, and keeping the kitchen cooler by not having to fire up the stove top or big oven. That’s great for me, for me since we’re having unseasonable warm temperatures.

Wondering why I used cod for this pistachio fish air fryer recipe? Firstly, because I love this versatile fish that has so many dietary benefits. It’s a lean protein (16g complete protein for just 72 calories) and high in vitamins (so much B-12!), minerals and healthy fats that our body needs to function optimally.  I choose Wild Alaskan Pacific Cod from Sitka Salmon Shares. 

Sitka Salmon Shares is a fisherman-based coop that ships to my doorstep a wide variety of wild-caught species from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest including the pacific cod I’m using today and also sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, pacific halibut, wild Alaska pollock and more.  I always look forward to my shipment – fish is flash-frozen very quickly after harvest to retain freshness and arrives individually sealed (in approximate 6-oz. portions), ready to cook, and traceable back to the actual fisherman who caught it!  Sitka Salmon Shares is always sustainabky harvested, always caught in the USA, and never farmed or genetically modified. You just get amazing, quality fish as it should be! Use my code FITFORK to save $25 off any Seafood Share (except “Taste of Summer”) at SitkaSalmonShares.com

BTW, ordering your fish from SitkaSalmonShares.com is a great way to #StandSmall with hardworking fisherman and keep them in business during this unusual global pandemic time. Plus, you can ensure you get a quality product when the market is now often sold out. Rest assured that Sitka is processing and packaging the fish going above and beyond mandated safety measures and using a “non-contact” method through Fed-Ex for delivery. Stock up your freezer now!

Using cod, this Lemon Pistachio Fish recipe for Air Fryer has 234 calories, 5.5g net carb and 28g protein making it suitable for my Mediterranean diet lifestyle – and it’s also good for low-carb and keto diets too!

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Lemon Pistachio Cod in Air Fryer

Prep Time

7 mins

Cook Time

8 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Lemon Pistachio Cod in the Air Fryer, 15 minutes prep to plate. Quick and easy clean up. Low carb and Keto friendly.

Course: dinner, entree

Keyword: air fryer, cod, fish, pistachio

Servings: 2 servings

Calories: 234 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 6- oz. filet pacific cod
• 1/3 cup shelled, roasted salted pistachios
• 1/3 cup fat-free Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest or can sub dried
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley or can sub dried
• Cooking spray
• Salt and pepper to season

Instructions

1. If frozen, thaw fish in refrigerator for about 6 hours or for 15 minutes in bowl of water.
2. Pat filet dry with paper towel and cut into two portions (or 3 or 4 portions depending on size of air-fryer basket). Set aside.
3. Place pistachios in small food processor and process until coarsely chopped. Set aside.
4. In small bowl, mix up yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest and parsley. Set aside.
5. Spray basket of Air Fryer with cooking spray.
6. Arrange cod pieces in basket, season lightly with salt and pepper.
7. Use spoon to spread around a yogurt mixture on top of fish. Next use another spoon to layer on chopped pistachios, lightly pressing down with fingers to adhere the “crust.”
8. Slide basket into Air Fryer and cook at 400F degrees for 6 to 8 minutes, or until tops of pistachios lightly browning and fish flaking but still moist.
9. Remove, plate and serve with lemon wedges.

Recipe Notes