Salmon Strata - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 slices sandwich bread
1/4 c. soft butter or margarine
2 tsp. prepared mustard
2 (7 3/4 oz.) cans red salmon, drained
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 c. sliced pimento stuffed olives
1 small onion, chopped
1 can cream of shrimp soup
1 pkg. frozen green peas
1/4 c. milk
dill pickles

Preparation

Toast bread; trim crusts.
Mix butter and mustard.
Spread over 1 side of each bread slice.
Arrange 6 slices bread, buttered sides up, in ungreased baking dish (11 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 3/4-inch). Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Flake salmon, removing skin and bones.
Mix salmon, cheese, olives and onion.
Spread salmon mixture evenly over bread in baking dish.
Cut remaining 6 slices bread diagonally in half; place buttered sides up on salmon mixture. Rinse frozen peas under running cold water to separate; layer on bread.
Mix soup and milk; pour evenly on and around sandwiches. Bake, uncovered, until hot and bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes.
Serve with dill pickles.
Makes 6 to 9 servings.