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.
Example: 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, 1/4 cup finely ground blanched almonds, 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, 2 sticks unsalted butter, almost melted, 4 eggs, lightly beaten, 2 cups granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest, 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice, Candied violets for garnish, optional
Example solution: flour, ground blanched almonds, lemon zest, confectioners sugar, butter, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, lemon zest, lemon juice, Candied violets
Example explanation: Given the required ingredients, the ner of the recipe is generated. As the ingredients contain the quantities, if we just remove quantities from ingredients, we get the ner.

Problem: Cooking spray, 1 cup finely chopped carrot, 1/2 cup finely chopped onion, 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, 2 teaspoons minced garlic (about 4 cloves), 2 cups finely chopped reduced-fat firm tofu, drained (about 11 ounces), 2 cups diced eggplant, 1 cup diced zucchini, 1 cup chopped plum tomato, 2 (14-ounce) cans no-salt-added tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Solution: Cooking spray, carrot, onion, fresh basil, thyme, garlic, firm tofu, eggplant, zucchini, tomato, salt, ground cumin, salt, freshly ground black pepper