Fried Buckwheat, Spent Flax, and Pumpkin Seeds Add Umami to This Salad at Apteka

After ordering essentially all the pierogis (from boiled and stuffed with potato and cabbage to fried versions filled with collards with soured beet tops) at Apteka, I asked our server what we were missing. A salad, he insisted, and we’re so glad he did. The 7-year-old Pittsburgh restaurant specializes in vegan, Eastern European food through the lens of what’s available in western Pennsylvania, and Owners/Partners Kate Lasky and...