The best 10-minute air fryer tilapia with lemon caper sauce is healthy, easy to make, and perfectly flakey. Seasoned with a blend of paprika, garlic, lemon, and melted butter, it is the ideal weeknight dinner!
Preheat your air fryer to 400°F and spray with olive oil non-stick spray.
Meanwhile, pat your tilapia filets dry with a paper towel and combine all your seasonings into a small bowl.
Season both sides of the tilapia. Use your fingers to gently pat the seasoning mixture onto each filet.
Once the air fryer is ready, use a spatula to carefully add both seasoned tilapia filets to the basket. They should not overlap. Lightly spray to tops with olive oil spray.
Air fry for 3 - 4 minutes, then use a spatula (not tongs) to flip them over and air fry for another 3 - 4 minutes, until cooked through. The thickest part of the fish would be 145°F.
While the tilapia is cooking, melt the butter in a small saucepot on the stove or microwave in a microwave-safe bowl. Then mix together the melted butter, capers, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and parsley.
Carefully remove the fish from the air fryer with a spatula and drizzle the lemon caper sauce over each filet.
Enjoy immediately with extra lemon if desired!
Notes
If using frozen tilapia, make sure you defrost them to room temperature before air frying.Storing Leftovers: Store for meal prep by placing leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. I recommend keeping the lemon caper sauce in a separate small container. Once you are ready to enjoy, you can top the tilapia with the warm sauce.Reheating Leftovers: To reheat in the microwave, place tilapia on a microwave-safe dish and heat for 30 - 75 seconds until warm. Then top with the warmed lemon caper sauce. To reheat. in the air fryer, place tilapia in a preheated air fryer for 2 - 3 minutes at 350°F.