Ingredients

1 beef rib eye roast, about 4 pounds

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme

1/4 cup Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons prepared horseradish

Preparation

Combine salt, pepper, and thyme; rub over all sides of roast.

Place the roast, fat side up, on a rack in a roasting pan. If using a meat thermometer, insert in center of roast.

Roast at 350° for about 1 hour.

Combine Dijon mustard and horseradish; spread over the beef.

Roast for 25 minutes longer, or until roast is about 145° (on instant-read thermometer or meat thermometer) for medium rare.

Roast to about 160° for medium.