Do you need to peel asparagus before it's baked?
This is a fancy, chef-y technique that you often see. In most cases, no I don't think you need to peel the asparagus. Since we are snapping off the woody bottoms and cooking it for just a few minutes, the skin is unlikely to get tough. If it is very late in the season, with thick stalks and thick skin, then you might want to.