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.
Q: 1 cup rice, 1 medium onion, finely chopped, 1/3 cup olive oil, 2 cups boiling water or 2 cups chicken broth, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 lb fresh spinach
A: 
rice, onion, olive oil, boiling water, salt, fresh spinach