Instructions: Puree onion, carrot, celery, garlic cloves, oil, flour, rosemary, salt and pepper in processor. Place beef in roasting pan. Rub beef with vegetable and herb puree, covering completely. Let beef stand 1 hour at room temperature.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Roast beef 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Continue roasting beef until thermometer inserted into center registers 125 degrees, about 1 hour 45 minutes longer. Remove roast from oven. Let stand 20 minutes. Slice roast and serve.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Comments: "During my first trip west of the Mississippi, I had dinner at an extraordinary restaurant called The Fort, in Morrison, Colorado," says Marcia Walsh of Westford, Massachusetts. "I enjoyed both the ambience and the food, especially the rib roast."

The vegetable-herb coating gives the roast extra flavor. This is an easy holiday entree.

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