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.
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Question: 1 stick margarine, 1 c. flour, 1 c. finely chopped pecans, 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, 1 c. powdered sugar, 1 c. Cool Whip, 2 pkg. instant pudding, 3 c. milk, additional Cool Whip, ground pecans

Answer: margarine, flour, pecans, cream cheese, powdered sugar, instant pudding, milk, ground pecans

Question: 4 lb. chicken wings, 1 (16 oz.) jar Open Pit barbecue sauce (regular), 1 stick butter or margarine, 1 Tbsp. garlic powder, 1 Tbsp. sugar, 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1 Tbsp. butter

Answer: chicken, barbecue sauce, butter, garlic powder, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, butter

Question: Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 1/2 pound fresh ricotta, 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, plus more for garnish, 30 cherry tomatoes (about 1 pound), halved crosswise, All-purpose flour, for rolling, 1/2 pound all-butter puff pastry

Answer:
Kosher salt, extra-virgin olive oil, ricotta, thyme, tomatoes, flour, butter