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: 450 g streaky bacon lardons, cut into 2cm chunks, 4 tablespoons olive oil, 1 chicken, jointed, 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 4cm chunks or 12 baby carrots, scrubbed and left whole, 10 baby onions or 4 medium onions, peeled and halved, 8 garlic cloves, peeled, 400 ml chicken stock or 400 ml water, 1 sprig fresh thyme or 1 sprig fresh rosemary or 1 sprig fresh sage, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, 1 kg potato, to serve

SOLUTION: bacon lardons, olive oil, chicken, carrots, onions, garlic, chicken, thyme, parsley, potato

PROBLEM: 3 tubes buttermilk biscuits, cut into squares, 1 c. sugar, 2 Tbsp. cinnamon, 1 c. brown sugar, 1 stick margarine

SOLUTION: buttermilk, sugar, cinnamon, brown sugar, margarine

PROBLEM: 3 cups cut fresh asparagus (1-inch pieces), 3 cups medium pasta shells, cooked and drained, 1 small red onion, chopped, 1 small cucumber, sliced, 1 cup sliced carrots, 1/2 cup sliced radishes, 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing, 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

SOLUTION:
fresh asparagus, pasta shells, red onion, cucumber, carrots, radishes, Italian salad dressing, Parmesan cheese