Black Bean Smashed Burgers

I’d be lying if I said keeping a halal diet is easy—particularly at amusement parks, where turkey legs, hot dogs, and burgers are the most common options. Enter: veggie burgers. I’ve eaten my fair share, and not all are created equal. As far as vegetarian burgers go, I’ve always felt the black bean variety reigns supreme in terms of taste. The downside: its texture. Instead of the typically thick, borderline-gummy patty, my version borrows its technique from the smashburger, yielding thin,