Smoked Chickpea Burgers With Barbecue Aioli | VegNews

Ingredients

• For the burgers:
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onions
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (16-ounce) can
• chickpeas
• , drained and rinsed
• 2 cups
• firm tofu
• 1 cup cooked brown rice
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
• ½ cup
• panko-style breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons
• liquid smoke
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ cup canola oil, for frying
• 8 burger buns
• 2 tomatoes, sliced 
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 
• 2 tablespoons pickles, sliced 
• 8 lettuce leaves 
• For the barbecue aioli:
• ¼ cup
• barbecue sauce
• vegan mayonnaise