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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.

1 teaspoon olive oil, 1 1/2 cups chopped red onion, salt and pepper to taste, 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, 1 1/2 cups frozen chopped spinach, 2 cups dry red lentils, 2 cups water, 2 teaspoons dried basil, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
Output:
olive oil, red onion, salt, tomatoes, spinach, red lentils, water, basil, ground cardamom, ground cumin, ground cayenne pepper, curry powder