TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you have to generate the named entities (NER) given its ingredients of the recipe. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
PROBLEM: 12 cup dried cherries, finely chopped, 2 12 cups all-purpose flour, 12 cup sugar, 1 cup butter, cold, 12 ounces white chocolate baking squares, finely chopped, 12 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 drops red food coloring (optional), 2 teaspoons shortening, white nonpareils (optional), red edible glitter (optional)

SOLUTION: dried cherries, flour, sugar, butter, white chocolate, vanilla, drops red food coloring, shortening, white nonpareils, red edible glitter

PROBLEM: 1 (2 lb.) beef tenderloin, 1 qt. whole plum tomatoes, strained, 1 head cabbage, wedged, 1 whole onion, 1 bag carrots, 1 stalk celery, 4 whole tomatoes, 4 qt. water

SOLUTION: beef tenderloin, tomatoes, cabbage, onion, carrots, celery, tomatoes, water

PROBLEM: 1 head lettuce, washed and cut up, 3 tomatoes, cut up, 1/2 red onion, sliced, 6 pepperoncini, 1 small jar artichoke hearts, 1 lb. green beans, Spanish olives, 1/2 can pitted black olives, 1/2 jar Spanish olives, 1/4 lb. Provolone cheese, 1/4 lb. Genoa salami, 1/4 lb. Prosciutto, Italian dressing

SOLUTION:
head lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, pepperoncini, hearts, green beans, Spanish olives, black olives, Spanish olives, Provolone cheese, Genoa salami, Italian dressing